diff --git a/build/lib/i18n.js b/build/lib/i18n.js
index 09a94bc33f1e329021c43c747f72a7d5f8f404c8..1be9709523fcd7669a359faa9dbf2da5c88e39eb 100644
--- a/build/lib/i18n.js
+++ b/build/lib/i18n.js
@@ -141,7 +141,7 @@ var XLF = /** @class */ (function () {
     };
     XLF.prototype.addStringItem = function (item) {
         if (!item.id || !item.message) {
-            throw new Error('No item ID or value specified.');
+            throw new Error("No item ID or value specified: " + JSON.stringify(item));
         }
         this.appendNewLine("<trans-unit id=\"" + item.id + "\">", 4);
         this.appendNewLine("<source xml:lang=\"en\">" + item.message + "</source>", 6);
diff --git a/build/lib/i18n.ts b/build/lib/i18n.ts
index abfe57c8afc950e6133eb6ce5e4bfb1adad86a61..db67ffc3812675b6b05478130e9d1afcbf68a717 100644
--- a/build/lib/i18n.ts
+++ b/build/lib/i18n.ts
@@ -192,7 +192,7 @@ export class XLF {
 
 	private addStringItem(item: Item): void {
 		if (!item.id || !item.message) {
-			throw new Error('No item ID or value specified.');
+			throw new Error(`No item ID or value specified: ${JSON.stringify(item)}`);
 		}
 
 		this.appendNewLine(`<trans-unit id="${item.id}">`, 4);