diff --git a/client/batch.go b/client/batch.go
index d847c80c1..19cdc52d9 100644
--- a/client/batch.go
+++ b/client/batch.go
@@ -1277,7 +1277,7 @@ func (b *Batch) importValueData() error {
 					start := time.Now()
 					err := b.client.DoImportValues(b.index.Name(), shard, path, data)
 					b.log.Debugf("imp-vals %s,shard:%d,data:%d %v", field, shard, len(data), time.Since(start))
-					return errors.Wrapf(err, "importing values for %s", field)
+					return errors.Wrapf(err, "importing values for field = %s", field)
 				})
 				startIdx = i
 				curShard = recordID / shardWidth
@@ -1350,7 +1350,7 @@ func (b *Batch) importMutexData() error {
 					start := time.Now()
 					err := b.client.DoImport(b.index.Name(), shard, path, data)
 					b.log.Debugf("imp-mux %s,shard:%d,data:%d %v", field.Name(), shard, len(data), time.Since(start))
-					return errors.Wrapf(err, "importing values for %s", field)
+					return errors.Wrapf(err, "importing values for field = %s", field)
 				})
 				startIdx = i
 				curShard = recordID / shardWidth
diff --git a/field.go b/field.go
index 4edccfb3f..519a3c0d5 100644
--- a/field.go
+++ b/field.go
@@ -1683,9 +1683,9 @@ func (f *Field) importValue(qcx *Qcx, columnIDs []uint64, values []int64, shard
 	for i := range columnIDs {
 		columnID, value := columnIDs[i], values[i]
 		if value > bsig.Max {
-			return fmt.Errorf("%v, columnID=%v, value=%v", ErrBSIGroupValueTooHigh, columnID, value)
+			return fmt.Errorf("%v, imported value = %v, columnID = %v", ErrBSIGroupValueTooHigh, value, columnID)
 		} else if value < bsig.Min {
-			return fmt.Errorf("%v, columnID=%v, value=%v", ErrBSIGroupValueTooLow, columnID, value)
+			return fmt.Errorf("%v, imported value = %v, columnID = %v", ErrBSIGroupValueTooLow, value, columnID)
 		}
 		if value > max {
 			max = value
diff --git a/pilosa.go b/pilosa.go
index 6359871a1..fec834603 100644
--- a/pilosa.go
+++ b/pilosa.go
@@ -50,8 +50,8 @@ var (
 	ErrInvalidBSIGroupType      = errors.New("invalid bsigroup type")
 	ErrInvalidBSIGroupRange     = errors.New("invalid bsigroup range")
 	ErrInvalidBSIGroupValueType = errors.New("invalid bsigroup value type")
-	ErrBSIGroupValueTooLow      = errors.New("bsigroup value too low")
-	ErrBSIGroupValueTooHigh     = errors.New("bsigroup value too high")
+	ErrBSIGroupValueTooLow      = errors.New("value too low for configured field range")
+	ErrBSIGroupValueTooHigh     = errors.New("value too high for configured field range")
 	ErrInvalidRangeOperation    = errors.New("invalid range operation")
 	ErrInvalidBetweenValue      = errors.New("invalid value for between operation")
 	ErrDecimalOutOfRange        = errors.New("decimal value out of range")