diff --git a/src/description.cpp b/src/description.cpp
index e8803d6b5..e89fe1237 100644
--- a/src/description.cpp
+++ b/src/description.cpp
@@ -218,7 +218,7 @@ void Description::hintType(Type type) {
 
 void Description::setFingerprint(CertificateFingerprint f) {
 	if (!f.isValid())
-		throw std::invalid_argument("Invalid certificate fingerprint \"" + f.value + "\"");
+		throw std::invalid_argument("Invalid " + CertificateFingerprint::AlgorithmIdentifier(f.algorithm) + " fingerprint \"" + f.value + "\"");
 
 	std::transform(f.value.begin(), f.value.end(), f.value.begin(),
 	               [](char c) { return char(std::toupper(c)); });