diff --git a/org.hl7.fhir.utilities/src/main/java/org/hl7/fhir/utilities/PathBuilder.java b/org.hl7.fhir.utilities/src/main/java/org/hl7/fhir/utilities/PathBuilder.java
index 7f3d3cd80..b546b1a37 100644
--- a/org.hl7.fhir.utilities/src/main/java/org/hl7/fhir/utilities/PathBuilder.java
+++ b/org.hl7.fhir.utilities/src/main/java/org/hl7/fhir/utilities/PathBuilder.java
@@ -150,7 +150,7 @@ public class PathBuilder {
       return;
     }
     if (isPathRoot(args[0])) {
-      throw new RuntimeException("First entry cannot be root: " + args[0]);
+      throw new RuntimeException("First entry in file path cannot be root: " + args[0]+", full path = "+String.join(", ", args));
     }
   }
 
@@ -159,7 +159,7 @@ public class PathBuilder {
       return;
     }
     if (args[0] == null || Utilities.noString(args[0].trim())) {
-      throw new RuntimeException("First path entry cannot be null or empty");
+      throw new RuntimeException("First entry in file path cannot be null or empty, full path = "+String.join(", ", args));
     }
   }
 
diff --git a/org.hl7.fhir.utilities/src/test/java/org/hl7/fhir/utilities/UtilitiesTest.java b/org.hl7.fhir.utilities/src/test/java/org/hl7/fhir/utilities/UtilitiesTest.java
index fd00f3449..c91f1508e 100644
--- a/org.hl7.fhir.utilities/src/test/java/org/hl7/fhir/utilities/UtilitiesTest.java
+++ b/org.hl7.fhir.utilities/src/test/java/org/hl7/fhir/utilities/UtilitiesTest.java
@@ -293,7 +293,7 @@ class UtilitiesTest {
     RuntimeException thrown = Assertions.assertThrows(RuntimeException.class, () -> {
       Utilities.path(pathStrings);
     });
-    assertTrue(thrown.getMessage().endsWith(pathStrings[0]));
+    assertTrue(thrown.getMessage().endsWith(pathStrings[0]+", full path = "+String.join(", ", pathStrings)));
   }
 
   public static Stream<Arguments> macAndLinuxNonFirstElementStartPaths() {
@@ -384,7 +384,7 @@ class UtilitiesTest {
     RuntimeException thrown = Assertions.assertThrows(RuntimeException.class, () -> {
       Utilities.path(pathsStrings);
     });
-    assertEquals("First path entry cannot be null or empty",thrown.getMessage());
+    assertEquals("First entry in file path cannot be null or empty, full path = "+String.join(", ", pathsStrings),thrown.getMessage());
   }
 
   @Test