diff --git a/src/python/jw/pkg/cmds/projects/CmdListRepos.py b/src/python/jw/pkg/cmds/projects/CmdListRepos.py
index ec9d3ece..0a13c880 100644
--- a/src/python/jw/pkg/cmds/projects/CmdListRepos.py
+++ b/src/python/jw/pkg/cmds/projects/CmdListRepos.py
@@ -62,6 +62,7 @@ class CmdListRepos(Cmd): # export
                 if re.match(r'https://', args.base_url):
                     # assume Forgejo / Gitea Backend
                     curl_args = ['-f']
+                    tried: list[str] = []
                     if password is not None:
                         assert username is not None
                         cmd_input = (f'-u {username}:{password}').encode('utf-8')
@@ -69,15 +70,15 @@ class CmdListRepos(Cmd): # export
                     for entities_dir in ['orgs', 'users']:
                         api_url = f'{args.base_url}/api/v1/{entities_dir}/{args.from_user}/repos'
                         try:
+                            tried.append(api_url)
                             repos = await run_curl(curl_args + [api_url], cmd_input=cmd_input)
                             for repo in repos:
                                 print(repo['name'])
                             break
                         except Exception as e:
-                            log(DEBUG, f'No data from {api_url} ({str(e)})')
                             pass
                     else:
-                        raise RuntimeError(f'Failed to fetch repository list from assumed Forgejo instance at {args.base_url}')
+                        raise RuntimeError(f'Failed to fetch repository list from assumed Forgejo instance at {args.base_url}, tried {', '.join(tried)}')
                     return
         if os.path.isdir(args.base_url):
             for subdir in ["." , args.from_user]: