diff --git a/btclib/bip32/bip32.py b/btclib/bip32/bip32.py
index 560c350a..7fb0544a 100644
--- a/btclib/bip32/bip32.py
+++ b/btclib/bip32/bip32.py
@@ -429,14 +429,16 @@ def _derive_from_account(
     if branch >= 0x80000000:
         raise BTClibValueError("invalid private derivation at branch level")
     if branch > max_index:
-        raise BTClibValueError(f"too high branch: {branch}")
+        err_msg = f"invalid branch number: {branch} is higher than {max_index}."
+        raise BTClibValueError(err_msg)
     if branches_0_1_only and branch not in (0, 1):
-        raise BTClibValueError(f"invalid branch: {branch} not in (0, 1)")
+        raise BTClibValueError(f"invalid branch number: {branch} not in (0, 1)")
 
     if address_index >= 0x80000000:
         raise BTClibValueError("invalid private derivation at address index level")
     if address_index > max_index:
-        raise BTClibValueError(f"too high address index: {address_index}")
+        err_msg = f"invalid address index: {address_index} is higher than {max_index}."
+        raise BTClibValueError(err_msg)
 
     return _derive(mxkey, f"m/{branch}/{address_index}")
 
diff --git a/tests/bip32/test_bip32.py b/tests/bip32/test_bip32.py
index 02263637..99754c2a 100644
--- a/tests/bip32/test_bip32.py
+++ b/tests/bip32/test_bip32.py
@@ -296,19 +296,19 @@ def test_derive_from_account() -> None:
     with pytest.raises(BTClibValueError, match=err_msg):
         derive_from_account(mxpub, 0x80000000, 0, True)
 
-    err_msg = "too high branch: "
+    err_msg = "invalid branch number: 65536"
     with pytest.raises(BTClibValueError, match=err_msg):
-        derive_from_account(mxpub, 0xFFFF + 1, 0)
+        derive_from_account(mxpub, 0xFFFF + 1, 0, branches_0_1_only=False)
 
-    err_msg = "invalid branch: 2"
+    err_msg = "invalid branch number: 2"
     with pytest.raises(BTClibValueError, match=err_msg):
         derive_from_account(mxpub, 2, 0)
 
     err_msg = "invalid private derivation at address index level"
     with pytest.raises(BTClibValueError, match=err_msg):
-        derive_from_account(mxpub, 0, 0x80000000)
+        derive_from_account(mxpub, 0, 0x80000000, max_index=0xFFFFFFFF)
 
-    err_msg = "too high address index: 65536"
+    err_msg = "invalid address index: 65536"
     with pytest.raises(BTClibValueError, match=err_msg):
         derive_from_account(mxpub, 0, 0xFFFF + 1)