diff --git a/ElectronNET.API/Shell.cs b/ElectronNET.API/Shell.cs
index 98cda34..c7947c3 100644
--- a/ElectronNET.API/Shell.cs
+++ b/ElectronNET.API/Shell.cs
@@ -59,22 +59,22 @@ namespace ElectronNET.API
         }
 
         /// <summary>
-        /// Open the given file in the desktop’s default manner.
+        /// Open the given file in the desktop's default manner.
         /// </summary>
-        /// <param name="fullPath"></param>
-        /// <returns>Whether the item was successfully opened.</returns>
-        public Task<bool> OpenPathAsync(string fullPath)
+        /// <param name="path">The path to the file.</param>
+        /// <returns>The error message corresponding to the failure if a failure occurred, otherwise <see cref="string.Empty"/>.</returns>
+        public Task<string> OpenPathAsync(string path)
         {
-            var taskCompletionSource = new TaskCompletionSource<bool>();
+            var taskCompletionSource = new TaskCompletionSource<string>();
 
             BridgeConnector.Socket.On("shell-openPathCompleted", (success) =>
             {
                 BridgeConnector.Socket.Off("shell-openPathCompleted");
 
-                taskCompletionSource.SetResult((bool)success);
+                taskCompletionSource.SetResult((string) success);
             });
 
-            BridgeConnector.Socket.Emit("shell-openPath", fullPath);
+            BridgeConnector.Socket.Emit("shell-openPath", path);
 
             return taskCompletionSource.Task;
         }
diff --git a/ElectronNET.Host/api/shell.js b/ElectronNET.Host/api/shell.js
index fdb245c..6c36383 100644
--- a/ElectronNET.Host/api/shell.js
+++ b/ElectronNET.Host/api/shell.js
@@ -7,9 +7,9 @@ module.exports = (socket) => {
         const success = electron_1.shell.showItemInFolder(fullPath);
         electronSocket.emit('shell-showItemInFolderCompleted', success);
     });
-    socket.on('shell-openPath', async (fullPath) => {
-        const success = await electron_1.shell.openPath(fullPath);
-        electronSocket.emit('shell-openPathCompleted', success);
+    socket.on('shell-openPath', async (path) => {
+        const errorMessage = await electron_1.shell.openPath(path);
+        electronSocket.emit('shell-openPathCompleted', errorMessage);
     });
     socket.on('shell-openExternal', (url, options) => {
         let success = true;
diff --git a/ElectronNET.Host/api/shell.js.map b/ElectronNET.Host/api/shell.js.map
index 0ebc9c7..151cb52 100644
--- a/ElectronNET.Host/api/shell.js.map
+++ b/ElectronNET.Host/api/shell.js.map
@@ -1 +1 @@
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\ No newline at end of file
+{"version":3,"file":"shell.js","sourceRoot":"","sources":["shell.ts"],"names":[],"mappings":";AAAA,uCAAiC;AACjC,IAAI,cAAc,CAAC;AAEnB,iBAAS,CAAC,MAAuB,EAAE,EAAE;IACjC,cAAc,GAAG,MAAM,CAAC;IACxB,MAAM,CAAC,EAAE,CAAC,wBAAwB,EAAE,CAAC,QAAQ,EAAE,EAAE;QAC7C,MAAM,OAAO,GAAG,gBAAK,CAAC,gBAAgB,CAAC,QAAQ,CAAC,CAAC;QAEjD,cAAc,CAAC,IAAI,CAAC,iCAAiC,EAAE,OAAO,CAAC,CAAC;IACpE,CAAC,CAAC,CAAC;IAEH,MAAM,CAAC,EAAE,CAAC,gBAAgB,EAAE,KAAK,EAAE,IAAI,EAAE,EAAE;QACvC,MAAM,YAAY,GAAG,MAAM,gBAAK,CAAC,QAAQ,CAAC,IAAI,CAAC,CAAC;QAEhD,cAAc,CAAC,IAAI,CAAC,yBAAyB,EAAE,YAAY,CAAC,CAAC;IACjE,CAAC,CAAC,CAAA;IAEF,MAAM,CAAC,EAAE,CAAC,oBAAoB,EAAE,CAAC,GAAG,EAAE,OAAO,EAAE,EAAE;QAC7C,IAAI,OAAO,GAAG,IAAI,CAAC;QAEnB,IAAI,OAAO,EAAE;YACT,gBAAK,CAAC,YAAY,CAAC,GAAG,EAAE,OAAO,CAAC,CAAC,KAAK,CAAC,CAAC,KAAK,EAAE,EAAE;gBAC7C,OAAO,GAAG,KAAK,CAAC;gBAChB,cAAc,CAAC,IAAI,CAAC,4BAA4B,EAAE,CAAC,GAAG,EAAE,KAAK,CAAC,CAAC,CAAC;YACpE,CAAC,CAAC,CAAC;SACN;aAAM;YACH,gBAAK,CAAC,YAAY,CAAC,GAAG,CAAC,CAAC,KAAK,CAAC,CAAC,KAAK,EAAE,EAAE;gBACpC,OAAO,GAAG,KAAK,CAAC;gBAChB,cAAc,CAAC,IAAI,CAAC,4BAA4B,EAAE,CAAC,GAAG,EAAE,KAAK,CAAC,CAAC,CAAC;YACpE,CAAC,CAAC,CAAC;SACN;QAED,cAAc,CAAC,IAAI,CAAC,6BAA6B,EAAE,OAAO,CAAC,CAAC;IAChE,CAAC,CAAC,CAAC;IAEH,MAAM,CAAC,EAAE,CAAC,uBAAuB,EAAE,CAAC,QAAQ,EAAE,EAAE;QAC5C,MAAM,OAAO,GAAG,gBAAK,CAAC,eAAe,CAAC,QAAQ,CAAC,CAAC;QAEhD,cAAc,CAAC,IAAI,CAAC,gCAAgC,EAAE,OAAO,CAAC,CAAC;IACnE,CAAC,CAAC,CAAC;IAEH,MAAM,CAAC,EAAE,CAAC,YAAY,EAAE,GAAG,EAAE;QACzB,gBAAK,CAAC,IAAI,EAAE,CAAC;IACjB,CAAC,CAAC,CAAC;IAEH,MAAM,CAAC,EAAE,CAAC,yBAAyB,EAAE,CAAC,YAAY,EAAE,SAAS,EAAE,OAAO,EAAE,EAAE;QACtE,MAAM,OAAO,GAAG,gBAAK,CAAC,iBAAiB,CAAC,YAAY,EAAE,SAAS,EAAE,OAAO,CAAC,CAAC;QAE1E,cAAc,CAAC,IAAI,CAAC,kCAAkC,EAAE,OAAO,CAAC,CAAC;IACrE,CAAC,CAAC,CAAC;IAEH,MAAM,CAAC,EAAE,CAAC,wBAAwB,EAAE,CAAC,YAAY,EAAE,EAAE;QACjD,MAAM,eAAe,GAAG,gBAAK,CAAC,gBAAgB,CAAC,YAAY,CAAC,CAAC;QAE7D,cAAc,CAAC,IAAI,CAAC,iCAAiC,EAAE,eAAe,CAAC,CAAC;IAC5E,CAAC,CAAC,CAAC;AACP,CAAC,CAAC"}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/ElectronNET.Host/api/shell.ts b/ElectronNET.Host/api/shell.ts
index a53ebf5..31c724e 100644
--- a/ElectronNET.Host/api/shell.ts
+++ b/ElectronNET.Host/api/shell.ts
@@ -9,11 +9,11 @@ export = (socket: SocketIO.Socket) => {
         electronSocket.emit('shell-showItemInFolderCompleted', success);
     });
 
-    socket.on('shell-openPath', async (fullPath) => {
-        const success = await shell.openPath(fullPath);
+    socket.on('shell-openPath', async (path) => {
+        const errorMessage = await shell.openPath(path);
 
-        electronSocket.emit('shell-openPathCompleted', success);
-    });
+        electronSocket.emit('shell-openPathCompleted', errorMessage);
+    })
 
     socket.on('shell-openExternal', (url, options) => {
         let success = true;