diff --git a/plugin/trino-hive/src/main/java/io/trino/plugin/hive/metastore/SemiTransactionalHiveMetastore.java b/plugin/trino-hive/src/main/java/io/trino/plugin/hive/metastore/SemiTransactionalHiveMetastore.java
index 637493a32a2a..57c3274420f0 100644
--- a/plugin/trino-hive/src/main/java/io/trino/plugin/hive/metastore/SemiTransactionalHiveMetastore.java
+++ b/plugin/trino-hive/src/main/java/io/trino/plugin/hive/metastore/SemiTransactionalHiveMetastore.java
@@ -2518,8 +2518,11 @@ private static void asyncRename(
                     return;
                 }
                 try {
-                    if (fileSystem.exists(target) || !fileSystem.rename(source, target)) {
-                        throw new TrinoException(HIVE_FILESYSTEM_ERROR, format("Error moving data files from %s to final location %s", source, target));
+                    if (fileSystem.exists(target)) {
+                        throw new TrinoException(HIVE_FILESYSTEM_ERROR, format("Error moving data files from %s to final location %s: target location already exists", source, target));
+                    }
+                    if (!fileSystem.rename(source, target)) {
+                        throw new TrinoException(HIVE_FILESYSTEM_ERROR, format("Error moving data files from %s to final location %s: rename not successful", source, target));
                     }
                 }
                 catch (IOException e) {