1 files changed, 11 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/Library/Homebrew/utils.rb b/Library/Homebrew/utils.rb
index 4bf9dbcc4..63eeff3fa 100644
--- a/Library/Homebrew/utils.rb
+++ b/Library/Homebrew/utils.rb
@@ -253,7 +253,6 @@ module GitHub extend self
 
   Error = Class.new(RuntimeError)
   HTTPNotFoundError = Class.new(Error)
-  AuthenticationFailedError = Class.new(Error)
 
   class RateLimitExceededError < Error
     def initialize(reset, error)
@@ -274,6 +273,16 @@ module GitHub extend self
     end
   end
 
+  class AuthenticationFailedError < Error
+    def initialize(error)
+      super <<-EOS.undent
+        GitHub #{error}
+        HOMEBREW_GITHUB_API_TOKEN may be invalid or expired, check:
+          https://github.com/settings/applications
+        EOS
+    end
+  end
+
   def open url, headers={}, &block
     # This is a no-op if the user is opting out of using the GitHub API.
     return if ENV['HOMEBREW_NO_GITHUB_API']
@@ -306,7 +315,7 @@ module GitHub extend self
 
     case e.io.status.first
     when "401", "403"
-      raise AuthenticationFailedError, e.message, e.backtrace
+      raise AuthenticationFailedError.new(e.message)
     when "404"
       raise HTTPNotFoundError, e.message, e.backtrace
     else