diff --git a/src/rougail/annotator/variable.py b/src/rougail/annotator/variable.py
index 13f277ba2..d686c1cb5 100644
--- a/src/rougail/annotator/variable.py
+++ b/src/rougail/annotator/variable.py
@@ -164,7 +164,7 @@ class Annotator(Walk):  # pylint: disable=R0903
         if hasattr(variable, 'value'):
             for idx, value in enumerate(variable.value):
                 if not hasattr(value, 'name') and not hasattr(value, 'type'):
-                    msg = 'value without value, if you want the value None, set value type to nil'
+                    msg = f'variable "{variable.name}" has a value without text, if you want the value None, set value type to nil'
                     raise DictConsistencyError(msg, 95, value.xmlfiles)
                 if not hasattr(value, 'type'):
                     value.type = variable.type