diff --git a/lib/platform/git/storage.ts b/lib/platform/git/storage.ts
index 96bafa256d9bd63e77f4b729bb8780900ce1b389..74cf575ea1a69ee4bf40903ec43200de316e0400 100644
--- a/lib/platform/git/storage.ts
+++ b/lib/platform/git/storage.ts
@@ -478,7 +478,7 @@ function checkForPlatformFailure(err: Error) {
   ];
   for (const errorStr of platformErrorStrings) {
     if (err.message.includes(errorStr)) {
-      throw new Error('platform-error');
+      throw new Error('platform-failure');
     }
   }
 }