@@ -894,6 +894,9 @@ func postContainersCopy(eng *engine.Engine, version version.Version, w http.Resp

 	if copyData.Get("Resource") == "" {

 		return fmt.Errorf("Path cannot be empty")

 	}

+

+	origResource := copyData.Get("Resource")

+

 	if copyData.Get("Resource")[0] == '/' {

 		copyData.Set("Resource", copyData.Get("Resource")[1:])

 	}

@@ -904,6 +907,8 @@ func postContainersCopy(eng *engine.Engine, version version.Version, w http.Resp

 		utils.Errorf("%s", err.Error())

 		if strings.Contains(err.Error(), "No such container") {

 			w.WriteHeader(http.StatusNotFound)

+		} else if strings.Contains(err.Error(), "no such file or directory") {

+			return fmt.Errorf("Could not find the file %s in container %s", origResource, vars["name"])

 		}

 	}

 	return nil