diff --git a/tensorflow/examples/image_retraining/retrain.py b/tensorflow/examples/image_retraining/retrain.py
index acd3005c483..3becd7f5721 100644
--- a/tensorflow/examples/image_retraining/retrain.py
+++ b/tensorflow/examples/image_retraining/retrain.py
@@ -268,7 +268,8 @@ def get_image_path(image_lists, label_name, index, image_dir, category):
     tf.logging.fatal('Category does not exist %s.', category)
   category_list = label_lists[category]
   if not category_list:
-    tf.logging.fatal('Category has no images - %s.', category)
+    tf.logging.fatal('Label %s has no images in the category %s.',
+                     label_name, category)
   mod_index = index % len(category_list)
   base_name = category_list[mod_index]
   sub_dir = label_lists['dir']