diff --git a/src/Symfony/Component/DependencyInjection/Dumper/PhpDumper.php b/src/Symfony/Component/DependencyInjection/Dumper/PhpDumper.php
index 4431418d8584..dd514962ea47 100644
--- a/src/Symfony/Component/DependencyInjection/Dumper/PhpDumper.php
+++ b/src/Symfony/Component/DependencyInjection/Dumper/PhpDumper.php
@@ -166,7 +166,7 @@ public function dump(array $options = array())
             }
         }
         if ($unusedEnvs) {
-            throw new EnvParameterException($unusedEnvs);
+            throw new EnvParameterException($unusedEnvs, null, 'Environment variables "%s" are never used. Please, check your container\'s configuration.');
         }
 
         return $code;
diff --git a/src/Symfony/Component/DependencyInjection/Exception/EnvParameterException.php b/src/Symfony/Component/DependencyInjection/Exception/EnvParameterException.php
index 44dbab45b628..3839a4633be4 100644
--- a/src/Symfony/Component/DependencyInjection/Exception/EnvParameterException.php
+++ b/src/Symfony/Component/DependencyInjection/Exception/EnvParameterException.php
@@ -18,8 +18,8 @@
  */
 class EnvParameterException extends InvalidArgumentException
 {
-    public function __construct(array $usedEnvs, \Exception $previous = null)
+    public function __construct(array $envs, \Exception $previous = null, $message = 'Incompatible use of dynamic environment variables "%s" found in parameters.')
     {
-        parent::__construct(sprintf('Incompatible use of dynamic environment variables "%s" found in parameters.', implode('", "', $usedEnvs)), 0, $previous);
+        parent::__construct(sprintf($message, implode('", "', $envs)), 0, $previous);
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/Symfony/Component/DependencyInjection/Tests/Dumper/PhpDumperTest.php b/src/Symfony/Component/DependencyInjection/Tests/Dumper/PhpDumperTest.php
index 2ad701aa6d32..ee81219ef01d 100644
--- a/src/Symfony/Component/DependencyInjection/Tests/Dumper/PhpDumperTest.php
+++ b/src/Symfony/Component/DependencyInjection/Tests/Dumper/PhpDumperTest.php
@@ -302,7 +302,7 @@ public function testEnvParameter()
 
     /**
      * @expectedException \Symfony\Component\DependencyInjection\Exception\EnvParameterException
-     * @expectedExceptionMessage Incompatible use of dynamic environment variables "FOO" found in parameters.
+     * @expectedExceptionMessage Environment variables "FOO" are never used. Please, check your container's configuration.
      */
     public function testUnusedEnvParameter()
     {