diff --git a/error.py b/error.py
index 6b9dff4..cb3b725 100644
--- a/error.py
+++ b/error.py
@@ -24,6 +24,11 @@
 class EditorError(Exception):
   """Unspecified error from the user's text editor.
   """
+  def __init__(self, reason):
+    self.reason = reason
+
+  def __str__(self):
+    return self.reason
 
 class GitError(Exception):
   """Unspecified internal error from git.