diff --git a/src/revparse.c b/src/revparse.c
index b895b9067..dab74d66a 100644
--- a/src/revparse.c
+++ b/src/revparse.c
@@ -29,9 +29,10 @@ static void set_invalid_syntax_err(const char *spec)
 static int revparse_lookup_fully_qualifed_ref(git_object **out, git_repository *repo, const char*spec)
 {
 	git_oid resolved;
+	int error;
 
-	if (git_reference_name_to_oid(&resolved, repo, spec) < 0)
-		return GIT_ERROR;
+	if ((error = git_reference_name_to_oid(&resolved, repo, spec)) < 0)
+		return error;
 
 	return git_object_lookup(out, repo, &resolved, GIT_OBJ_ANY);
 }
diff --git a/tests-clar/refs/revparse.c b/tests-clar/refs/revparse.c
index 7c5c917de..68479962d 100644
--- a/tests-clar/refs/revparse.c
+++ b/tests-clar/refs/revparse.c
@@ -128,6 +128,8 @@ void test_refs_revparse__reflog(void)
 	cl_git_fail(git_revparse_single(&g_obj, g_repo, "@{-0}"));
 	cl_git_fail(git_revparse_single(&g_obj, g_repo, "@{1000}"));
 
+	cl_assert_equal_i(GIT_ENOTFOUND, git_revparse_single(&g_obj, g_repo, "nope@{0}"));
+
 	test_object("@{-2}", "a65fedf39aefe402d3bb6e24df4d4f5fe4547750");
 	test_object("@{-1}", "a4a7dce85cf63874e984719f4fdd239f5145052f");
 	test_object("master@{0}", "a65fedf39aefe402d3bb6e24df4d4f5fe4547750");