diff --git a/packages/next/server/web/utils.ts b/packages/next/server/web/utils.ts
index 1b86c98f60c8b..9249d9704f164 100644
--- a/packages/next/server/web/utils.ts
+++ b/packages/next/server/web/utils.ts
@@ -110,7 +110,9 @@ export function validateURL(url: string | URL): string {
     return String(new URL(String(url)))
   } catch (error: any) {
     throw new Error(
-      `URLs is malformed. Please use only absolute URLs - https://nextjs.org/docs/messages/middleware-relative-urls`,
+      `URL is malformed "${String(
+        url
+      )}". Please use only absolute URLs - https://nextjs.org/docs/messages/middleware-relative-urls`,
       { cause: error }
     )
   }