diff --git a/contrib/adc/rsync b/contrib/adc/rsync
index 41a70a1..a61b984 100755
--- a/contrib/adc/rsync
+++ b/contrib/adc/rsync
@@ -34,8 +34,8 @@ die "I dont like '..' paths in $cmd\n" if $path =~ /\.\./;
 # ok now check if we're permitted to execute a $perm action on $path
 # (taken as a refex) using rsync.
 
-check_access('EXTCMD/rsync', "NAME/$path", $perm);
-    # that should "die" if there's a problem
+my $ret = check_access('EXTCMD/rsync', "NAME/$path", $perm, 1);
+die "$perm NAME/$path $ENV{GL_USER} $ret\n" if $ret =~ /DENIED/;
 
 wrap_chdir($RSYNC_BASE);
 log_it();
diff --git a/t/t65-rsync b/t/t65-rsync
index c56b8df..153d31f 100644
--- a/t/t65-rsync
+++ b/t/t65-rsync
@@ -83,6 +83,6 @@ expect "total size is"
 name "u3 rsync to bar"
 cd ~/gitolite-admin
 runlocal rsync -avP conf u3:bar
-expect "W NAME/bar EXTCMD/rsync u3 DENIED by fallthru"
+expect "W NAME/bar u3 DENIED by fallthru"
 
 name "INTERNAL"