diff --git a/src/pyfaf/checker.py b/src/pyfaf/checker.py
index 373389a2..fff45e35 100644
--- a/src/pyfaf/checker.py
+++ b/src/pyfaf/checker.py
@@ -67,8 +67,8 @@ def check(self, obj) -> None:
                                      type(obj).__name__))
 
         if self.allowed and obj not in self.allowed:
-            raise CheckError("Only the following values are allowed: {0}"
-                             .format(", ".join(self.allowed)))
+            raise CheckError("Got {0}, but only the following values are allowed: {1}"
+                             .format(obj, ", ".join(self.allowed)))
 
 
 class IntChecker(Checker):