diff --git a/src/core.c/Stash.pm6 b/src/core.c/Stash.pm6
index 496b23829c4..98d917ea19e 100644
--- a/src/core.c/Stash.pm6
+++ b/src/core.c/Stash.pm6
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ my class Stash { # declared in BOOTSTRAP
             nqp::if(
               nqp::existskey(GLOBAL.WHO,$key),
               nqp::atkey(GLOBAL.WHO,$key),
-              Failure.new("Could not find symbol '$key'")
+              Failure.new("Could not find symbol '$key' in '{self}'")
             ),
             nqp::p6scalarfromdesc(
               ContainerDescriptor::BindHashPos.new(Mu, self, $key)