diff --git a/pkg/genesis/io.go b/pkg/genesis/io.go
index 8c9d88e955..c013bd28ce 100644
--- a/pkg/genesis/io.go
+++ b/pkg/genesis/io.go
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ func LoadGenesis(genesisPath string) (Genesis, error) {
 	// Validate and clean the file path
 	cleanPath := filepath.Clean(genesisPath)
 	if _, err := os.Stat(cleanPath); os.IsNotExist(err) {
-		return Genesis{}, fmt.Errorf("genesis file not found at path: %s", cleanPath)
+		return Genesis{}, fmt.Errorf("genesis file not found at path %s: %w", cleanPath, err)
 	}
 
 	genesisJSON, err := os.ReadFile(cleanPath)
diff --git a/pkg/genesis/io_test.go b/pkg/genesis/io_test.go
index 7c8b882a6f..4b50ee26e2 100644
--- a/pkg/genesis/io_test.go
+++ b/pkg/genesis/io_test.go
@@ -109,6 +109,9 @@ func TestLoadGenesis_FileNotFound(t *testing.T) {
 	_, err := LoadGenesis("nonexistent.json")
 	assert.Error(t, err)
 	assert.Contains(t, err.Error(), "genesis file not found")
+	assert.ErrorIs(t, err, os.ErrNotExist)
+	var pathErr *os.PathError
+	assert.ErrorAs(t, err, &pathErr)
 }
 
 func TestLoadGenesis_InvalidJSON(t *testing.T) {