diff --git a/lib/page-loader.js b/lib/page-loader.js
index aa0c211e..67270aad 100644
--- a/lib/page-loader.js
+++ b/lib/page-loader.js
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ export default class PageLoader {
 
   normalizeRoute (route) {
     if (route[0] !== '/') {
-      throw new Error('Route name should start with a "/"')
+      throw new Error(`Route name should start with a "/", got "${route}"`)
     }
     route = route.replace(/index$/, '')