diff --git a/lib/validate.js b/lib/validate.js
index 4d0b537..126f207 100644
--- a/lib/validate.js
+++ b/lib/validate.js
@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@ var validate = exports._validate = function(/*Any*/instance,/*Object*/schema,/*O
 						!(value instanceof Array && type == 'array') &&
 						!(value instanceof Date && type == 'date') &&
 						!(type == 'integer' && value%1===0)){
-					return [{property:path,message:(typeof value) + " value found, but a " + type + " is required"}];
+					return [{property:path,message:value + " - " + (typeof value) + " value found, but a " + type + " is required"}];
 				}
 				if(type instanceof Array){
 					var unionErrors=[];