diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 9c61513..2fd573e 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
     "name": "gitlens",
-    "version": "1.0.1",
+    "version": "1.0.2",
     "author": {
         "name": "Eric Amodio",
         "email": "eamodio@gmail.com"
@@ -369,8 +369,8 @@
         "tslint": "^3.15.1",
         "typescript": "^2.0.9",
         "vscode": "^1.0.3",
-        "@types/node": "^6.0.46",
-        "@types/mocha": "^2.2.32",
+        "@types/node": "^6.0.48",
+        "@types/mocha": "^2.2.33",
         "@types/tmp": "^0.0.31"
     },
     "scripts": {
diff --git a/src/extension.ts b/src/extension.ts
index 28ed7a0..c565c5b 100644
--- a/src/extension.ts
+++ b/src/extension.ts
@@ -38,7 +38,9 @@ export async function activate(context: ExtensionContext) {
     }
     catch (ex) {
         Logger.error(ex);
-        await window.showErrorMessage(`GitLens: Unable to find Git. Please make sure Git is installed. Also ensure that Git is either in the PATH, or that 'gitlens.advanced.git' is pointed to its installed location.`);
+        if (ex.message.includes('Unable to find git')) {
+            await window.showErrorMessage(`GitLens: Unable to find Git. Please make sure Git is installed. Also ensure that Git is either in the PATH, or that 'gitlens.advanced.git' is pointed to its installed location.`);
+        }
         return;
     }
 
diff --git a/src/git/gitLocator.ts b/src/git/gitLocator.ts
index ad49c87..0d6d241 100644
--- a/src/git/gitLocator.ts
+++ b/src/git/gitLocator.ts
@@ -34,18 +34,18 @@ async function findGitDarwin(): Promise<IGit> {
         }
         catch (ex) {
             if (ex.code === 2) {
-                return Promise.reject('Unable to find git');
+                return Promise.reject(new Error('Unable to find git'));
             }
             return findSpecificGit(path);
         }
     }
     catch (ex) {
-        return Promise.reject('Unable to find git');
+        return Promise.reject(new Error('Unable to find git'));
     }
 }
 
 function findSystemGitWin32(basePath: string): Promise<IGit> {
-    if (!basePath) return Promise.reject('Unable to find git');
+    if (!basePath) return Promise.reject(new Error('Unable to find git'));
     return findSpecificGit(path.join(basePath, 'Git', 'cmd', 'git.exe'));
 }
 
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ export async function findGitPath(path?: string): Promise<IGit> {
             }
         }
         catch (ex) {
-            return Promise.reject('Unable to find git');
+            return Promise.reject(new Error('Unable to find git'));
         }
     }
 }
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