diff --git a/ees/ees.go b/ees/ees.go
index e224de8e2..e4b093bb4 100644
--- a/ees/ees.go
+++ b/ees/ees.go
@@ -219,7 +219,7 @@ func (eeS *EventExporterS) V1ProcessEvent(ctx *context.Context, cgrEv *engine.CG
 
 		if !isCached {
 			if ee, err = NewEventExporter(eeCfg, eeS.cfg, eeS.filterS, eeS.connMgr); err != nil {
-				return
+				return fmt.Errorf("failed to init EventExporter %q: %v", eeCfg.ID, err)
 			}
 			if hasCache {
 				eeS.mu.Lock()
diff --git a/ees/ees_test.go b/ees/ees_test.go
index 4480a8334..7c1718e69 100644
--- a/ees/ees_test.go
+++ b/ees/ees_test.go
@@ -384,9 +384,9 @@ func TestV1ProcessEvent5(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Fatal(err)
 	}
 	var rply map[string]map[string]any
-	errExpect := "unsupported exporter type: <invalid_type>"
+	errExpect := `failed to init EventExporter "SQLExporterFull": unsupported exporter type: <invalid_type>`
 	if err := eeS.V1ProcessEvent(context.Background(), cgrEv, &rply); err == nil || err.Error() != errExpect {
-		t.Errorf("Expected %v but received %v", errExpect, err)
+		t.Errorf("expected %q, received %q", errExpect, err)
 	}
 }