diff --git a/src/reactpy_django/exceptions.py b/src/reactpy_django/exceptions.py
index 5cdcb719..49c6fef3 100644
--- a/src/reactpy_django/exceptions.py
+++ b/src/reactpy_django/exceptions.py
@@ -8,3 +8,7 @@ class ComponentDoesNotExistError(AttributeError):
 
 class InvalidHostError(ValueError):
     ...
+
+
+class ComponentCarrierError(ValueError):
+    ...
diff --git a/src/reactpy_django/templatetags/reactpy.py b/src/reactpy_django/templatetags/reactpy.py
index 7f0a64d8..41d2414a 100644
--- a/src/reactpy_django/templatetags/reactpy.py
+++ b/src/reactpy_django/templatetags/reactpy.py
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@
 
 from reactpy_django import config, models
 from reactpy_django.exceptions import (
+    ComponentCarrierError,
     ComponentDoesNotExistError,
     ComponentParamError,
     InvalidHostError,
@@ -121,10 +122,10 @@ def component(
         if not request:
             msg = (
                 "Cannot preload component without a HTTP request. Are you missing the "
+                "request context processor in settings.py:TEMPLATES['OPTIONS']['context_processors']?"
             )
-            "request context processor in settings.py:TEMPLATES['OPTIONS']['context_processors']?"
             _logger.error(msg)
-            return failure_context(dotted_path, ComponentDoesNotExistError(msg))
+            return failure_context(dotted_path, ComponentCarrierError(msg))
         _preload_html = preload_component(user_component, args, kwargs, request)
 
     # Return the template rendering context