diff --git a/src/Skinner.js b/src/Skinner.js
index d17bc1782a..ef340e4052 100644
--- a/src/Skinner.js
+++ b/src/Skinner.js
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ class Skinner {
         if (!name) throw new Error(`Invalid component name: ${name}`);
         if (this.components === null) {
             throw new Error(
-                "Attempted to get a component before a skin has been loaded."+
+                `Attempted to get a component (${name}) before a skin has been loaded.`+
                 " This is probably because either:"+
                 " a) Your app has not called sdk.loadSkin(), or"+
                 " b) A component has called getComponent at the root level",