diff --git a/lib/puppet/type/sensu_check.rb b/lib/puppet/type/sensu_check.rb
index e1ed238bfe..9e1f267f67 100644
--- a/lib/puppet/type/sensu_check.rb
+++ b/lib/puppet/type/sensu_check.rb
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@
     desc "The name of the check."
     validate do |value|
       unless value =~ PuppetX::Sensu::Type.name_regex
-        raise ArgumentError, "sensu_check name invalid"
+        raise ArgumentError, "sensu_check name invalid - check name #{value}"
       end
     end
     defaultto do