diff --git a/lib/Cake/Console/ConsoleInputOption.php b/lib/Cake/Console/ConsoleInputOption.php
index 9323c64f71f..a6841fa163c 100644
--- a/lib/Cake/Console/ConsoleInputOption.php
+++ b/lib/Cake/Console/ConsoleInputOption.php
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ public function __construct($name, $short = null, $help = '', $boolean = false,
 		}
 		if (strlen($this->_short) > 1) {
 			throw new ConsoleException(
-				__d('cake_console', 'Short options must be one letter.')
+				__d('cake_console', 'Short option "%s" is invalid, short options must be one letter.', $this->_short)
 			);
 		}
 	}