diff --git a/mopidy/local/storage.py b/mopidy/local/storage.py
index aaa74fba..3c57a527 100644
--- a/mopidy/local/storage.py
+++ b/mopidy/local/storage.py
@@ -9,5 +9,6 @@ logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 def check_dirs_and_files(config):
     if not os.path.isdir(config['local']['media_dir']):
         logger.warning(
-            'Local media dir %s does not exist.' %
+            'Local media dir %s does not exist or we lack \
+                    permissions to the directory or one of it\'s parents' %
             config['local']['media_dir'])