diff --git a/bundles/org.eclipse.equinox.p2.repository/src/org/eclipse/equinox/internal/p2/repository/CacheManager.java b/bundles/org.eclipse.equinox.p2.repository/src/org/eclipse/equinox/internal/p2/repository/CacheManager.java
index a772bee..802cd6d 100644
--- a/bundles/org.eclipse.equinox.p2.repository/src/org/eclipse/equinox/internal/p2/repository/CacheManager.java
+++ b/bundles/org.eclipse.equinox.p2.repository/src/org/eclipse/equinox/internal/p2/repository/CacheManager.java
@@ -350,6 +350,7 @@
 				safeDelete(cacheFile);
 			if (tempFile.renameTo(cacheFile))
 				return;
+			result = new Status(IStatus.ERROR, Activator.ID, NLS.bind(Messages.CacheManage_ErrorRenamingCache, new Object[] {remoteFile.toString(), tempFile.getAbsolutePath(), cacheFile.getAbsolutePath()}));
 		}
 
 		if (result.getSeverity() == IStatus.CANCEL || submonitor.isCanceled())
diff --git a/bundles/org.eclipse.equinox.p2.repository/src/org/eclipse/equinox/internal/p2/repository/Messages.java b/bundles/org.eclipse.equinox.p2.repository/src/org/eclipse/equinox/internal/p2/repository/Messages.java
index 4cd929b..61d8912 100644
--- a/bundles/org.eclipse.equinox.p2.repository/src/org/eclipse/equinox/internal/p2/repository/Messages.java
+++ b/bundles/org.eclipse.equinox.p2.repository/src/org/eclipse/equinox/internal/p2/repository/Messages.java
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@
 	public static String CacheManager_AuthenticationFaileFor_0;
 	public static String CacheManager_FailedCommunicationWithRepo_0;
 	public static String CacheManager_Neither_0_nor_1_found;
+	public static String CacheManage_ErrorRenamingCache;
 
 	public static String artifact_not_found;
 	public static String io_failedRead;
diff --git a/bundles/org.eclipse.equinox.p2.repository/src/org/eclipse/equinox/internal/p2/repository/messages.properties b/bundles/org.eclipse.equinox.p2.repository/src/org/eclipse/equinox/internal/p2/repository/messages.properties
index fdc13e0..4e59267 100644
--- a/bundles/org.eclipse.equinox.p2.repository/src/org/eclipse/equinox/internal/p2/repository/messages.properties
+++ b/bundles/org.eclipse.equinox.p2.repository/src/org/eclipse/equinox/internal/p2/repository/messages.properties
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@
 CacheManager_Neither_0_nor_1_found=Neither {0} nor {1} found.
 CacheManager_AuthenticationFaileFor_0=Authentication failed for {0}.
 CacheManager_FailedCommunicationWithRepo_0=Communication with repository at {0} failed.
+CacheManage_ErrorRenamingCache=An error occurred while downloading {0}. The cache file {1} could not be renamed to {1}.
 
 exception_malformedRepoURI = The repository location ({0}) must be a URI.