diff --git a/index.js b/index.js
index a851d78f0..f17d4b551 100644
--- a/index.js
+++ b/index.js
@@ -63,6 +63,9 @@ var _engine = {
             })
             .catch((e) => {
                 e.file = filepath;
+                if (e.code === 'ENOENT') {
+                    e.message = `Failed to lookup ${filepath} in: ${this.options.root}`;
+                }
                 throw e;
             });
     },
diff --git a/test/express.js b/test/express.js
index 2a99ef3a6..970887d77 100644
--- a/test/express.js
+++ b/test/express.js
@@ -48,9 +48,14 @@ describe('engine#express()', function() {
         var file = '/not-exist.html';
         var ctx = {};
         engine.express().call(view, file, ctx, function(err) {
-            expect(err.code).to.equal('ENOENT');
-            console.log(err.message);
-            done();
+            try{
+                expect(err.code).to.equal('ENOENT');
+                expect(err.message).to.match(/Failed to lookup/);
+                done();
+            }
+            catch(e){
+                done(e);
+            }
         });
     });
     it('should respect root option when lookup', function(done) {
diff --git a/test/liquid.js b/test/liquid.js
index a2fecd5e5..e478df69a 100644
--- a/test/liquid.js
+++ b/test/liquid.js
@@ -21,7 +21,10 @@ describe('liquid', function() {
         });
         mock({
             '/root/files/foo.html': 'foo',
-            '/root/files/name.html': 'My name is {{name}}.'
+            '/root/files/name.html': 'My name is {{name}}.',
+            '/un-readable.html': mock.file({
+                mode: '0000'
+            })
         });
     });
     afterEach(function() {
@@ -99,18 +102,17 @@ describe('liquid', function() {
         it('should use default extname', function() {
             return engine.renderFile('files/name', ctx).should.eventually.equal('My name is harttle.');
         });
-        it('should accept root with no trailing slash', function() {
+        it('should throw with lookup list when file not exist', function() {
             engine = Liquid({
-                root: '/root',
+                root: ['/boo', '/root/'],
                 extname: '.html'
             });
-            return expect(engine.renderFile('files/foo.html')).to.eventually.equal('foo');
+            return expect(engine.renderFile('/not/exist.html')).to
+                .be.rejectedWith(/failed to lookup \/not\/exist.html in: \/boo,\/root\//i);
         });
-        it('should accept dot path', function() {
-            return expect(engine.renderFile('./files/foo.html')).to.eventually.equal('foo');
-        });
-        it('should accept double-dot path', function() {
-            return expect(engine.renderFile('files/foo/../foo.html')).to.eventually.equal('foo');
+        it('should throw when file not readable', function() {
+            return expect(engine.renderFile('/un-readable.html')).to
+                .be.rejectedWith(/EACCES/);
         });
     });
     describe('strict', function() {
diff --git a/test/util/fs.js b/test/util/fs.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..433d353bc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/util/fs.js
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+const chai = require("chai");
+const expect = chai.expect;
+
+const fs = require('../../src/util/fs.js');
+const pathResolve = fs.pathResolve;
+
+describe('fs', function() {
+    describe('.pathResolve(root, path)', function() {
+        it('should accept root with no trailing slash', function() {
+            expect(pathResolve('/root', 'files/foo.html')).to.equal('/root/files/foo.html');
+        });
+        it('should accept root with trailing slash', function() {
+            expect(pathResolve('/root/', 'files/foo.html')).to.equal('/root/files/foo.html');
+        });
+        it('should accept dot path', function() {
+            expect(pathResolve('/root', './foo.html')).to.equal('/root/foo.html');
+        });
+        it('should accept double-dot path', function() {
+            expect(pathResolve('/root', 'files/../foo.html')).to.equal('/root/foo.html');
+        });
+    });
+});