diff --git a/org.eclipse.jgit/src/org/eclipse/jgit/transport/ReceivePack.java b/org.eclipse.jgit/src/org/eclipse/jgit/transport/ReceivePack.java
index cce0a17d0..85522edc4 100644
--- a/org.eclipse.jgit/src/org/eclipse/jgit/transport/ReceivePack.java
+++ b/org.eclipse.jgit/src/org/eclipse/jgit/transport/ReceivePack.java
@@ -827,7 +827,7 @@ private void checkConnectivity() throws IOException {
 				throw new MissingObjectException(o, Constants.TYPE_BLOB);
 
 			if (ensureObjectsProvidedVisible && !providedObjects.contains(o))
-				throw new MissingObjectException(o, Constants.TYPE_BLOB);
+				throw new MissingObjectException(o, o.getType());
 		}
 	}