diff --git a/src/reagent/ratom.cljs b/src/reagent/ratom.cljs
index 37885fd..fe565be 100644
--- a/src/reagent/ratom.cljs
+++ b/src/reagent/ratom.cljs
@@ -321,7 +321,9 @@
               (and (ifn? src)
                    (not (vector? src))))
           (str "src must be a reactive atom or a function, not "
-               (pr-str src)))
+               (pr-str src)
+               " while attempting to get path: "
+               (pr-str path))
   (->RCursor src path nil nil nil))