diff --git a/pkg/app/errors.go b/pkg/app/errors.go
index 2561fccb8..02e9470e0 100644
--- a/pkg/app/errors.go
+++ b/pkg/app/errors.go
@@ -27,6 +27,10 @@ func knownError(tr *i18n.TranslationSet, err error) (string, bool) {
 			originalError: "fatal: not a git repository",
 			newError:      tr.NotARepository,
 		},
+		{
+			originalError: "getwd: no such file or directory",
+			newError:      tr.WorkingDirectoryDoesNotExist,
+		},
 	}
 
 	if mapping, ok := lo.Find(mappings, func(mapping errorMapping) bool {
diff --git a/pkg/i18n/english.go b/pkg/i18n/english.go
index 80e89ceff..b9ccc95dc 100644
--- a/pkg/i18n/english.go
+++ b/pkg/i18n/english.go
@@ -335,6 +335,7 @@ type TranslationSet struct {
 	StashIncludeUntrackedChanges        string
 	StashOptions                        string
 	NotARepository                      string
+	WorkingDirectoryDoesNotExist        string
 	Jump                                string
 	ScrollLeftRight                     string
 	ScrollLeft                          string
@@ -1153,6 +1154,7 @@ func EnglishTranslationSet() TranslationSet {
 		StashIncludeUntrackedChanges:        "Stash all changes including untracked files",
 		StashOptions:                        "Stash options",
 		NotARepository:                      "Error: must be run inside a git repository",
+		WorkingDirectoryDoesNotExist:        "Error: the current working directory does not exist",
 		Jump:                                "Jump to panel",
 		ScrollLeftRight:                     "Scroll left/right",
 		ScrollLeft:                          "Scroll left",