diff --git a/bundles/powerdns/items.py b/bundles/powerdns/items.py
index a0c89d2..329694a 100644
--- a/bundles/powerdns/items.py
+++ b/bundles/powerdns/items.py
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ from datetime import datetime
 from os import listdir
 from os.path import isfile, join
 from subprocess import check_output
+from bundlewrap.utils.ui import io
 
 zone_path = join(repo.path, 'data', 'powerdns', 'files', 'bind-zones')
 
@@ -79,9 +80,10 @@ if node.metadata.get('powerdns/features/bind', False):
             continue
 
         try:
-            output = check_output(['git', 'log', '-1', '--pretty=%ci', join(zone_path, zone)]).decode('utf-8').strip()
+            output = check_output(['git', 'log', '-1', '--pretty=%ci']).decode('utf-8').strip()
             serial = datetime.strptime(output, '%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S %z').strftime('%y%m%d%H%M')
-        except:
+        except Exception as e:
+            io.stderr(f"Error while parsing commit time for {zone} serial: {e!r}")
             serial = datetime.now().strftime('%y%m%d0000')
 
         primary_zones.add(zone)