diff --git a/plugins/FeedsProcessor.inc b/plugins/FeedsProcessor.inc
index ece062f..611e05b 100644
--- a/plugins/FeedsProcessor.inc
+++ b/plugins/FeedsProcessor.inc
@@ -172,8 +172,17 @@ abstract class FeedsProcessor extends FeedsPlugin {
           }
         }
 
+        if (!empty($entity->title)) {
+          $message = t('@error in item @title:', array('@error' => $e->getMessage(), '@title' => $entity->title));
+        }
+        else if (!empty($entity->feeds_item->guid)) {
+          $message = t('@error in item @guid:', array('@error' => $e->getMessage(), '@guid' => $entity->feeds_item->guid));
+        }
+        else {
+          $message = $e->getMessage();
+        }
         // Compose the final error message and throw exception.
-        $message = $e->getMessage() . theme('item_list', array('items' => $errors));
+        $message .= theme('item_list', array('items' => $errors));
         throw new FeedsValidationException($message);
       }
     }