diff --git a/src/api/s3_bucket.rs b/src/api/s3_bucket.rs
index 3766bf86..425d2998 100644
--- a/src/api/s3_bucket.rs
+++ b/src/api/s3_bucket.rs
@@ -127,7 +127,8 @@ pub async fn handle_create_bucket(
 	if let Some(location_constraint) = cmd {
 		if location_constraint != garage.config.s3_api.s3_region {
 			return Err(Error::BadRequest(format!(
-				"Buckets must be created in region {}",
+				"Cannot satisfy location constraint `{}`: buckets can only be created in region `{}`",
+				location_constraint,
 				garage.config.s3_api.s3_region
 			)));
 		}
diff --git a/src/api/s3_router.rs b/src/api/s3_router.rs
index e0264333..234f77f0 100644
--- a/src/api/s3_router.rs
+++ b/src/api/s3_router.rs
@@ -1015,14 +1015,14 @@ mod tests {
             )*
         }};
 
-		(@actual_method HEAD) => {{ "HEAD" }};
-		(@actual_method GET) => {{ "GET" }};
-		(@actual_method OWNER_GET) => {{ "GET" }};
-		(@actual_method PUT) => {{ "PUT" }};
-		(@actual_method OWNER_PUT) => {{ "PUT" }};
-		(@actual_method POST) => {{ "POST" }};
-		(@actual_method DELETE) => {{ "DELETE" }};
-		(@actual_method OWNER_DELETE) => {{ "DELETE" }};
+        (@actual_method HEAD) => {{ "HEAD" }};
+        (@actual_method GET) => {{ "GET" }};
+        (@actual_method OWNER_GET) => {{ "GET" }};
+        (@actual_method PUT) => {{ "PUT" }};
+        (@actual_method OWNER_PUT) => {{ "PUT" }};
+        (@actual_method POST) => {{ "POST" }};
+        (@actual_method DELETE) => {{ "DELETE" }};
+        (@actual_method OWNER_DELETE) => {{ "DELETE" }};
 
         (@auth HEAD $uri:expr) => {{
             assert_eq!(parse("HEAD", concat!("/my_bucket", $uri), None, None).authorization_type(),