diff --git a/config/reflection_magic.go b/config/reflection_magic.go
index c23658e9c..d66a26e27 100644
--- a/config/reflection_magic.go
+++ b/config/reflection_magic.go
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ func checkReturnType(fnType, tptType reflect.Type) error {
 		fallthrough
 	case 1:
 		if !fnType.Out(0).Implements(tptType) {
-			return fmt.Errorf("expected first return value from transport constructor to be a transport")
+			return fmt.Errorf("transport constructor returns %s which doesn't implement %s", fnType.Out(0), tptType)
 		}
 	default:
 		return fmt.Errorf("expected transport constructor to return a transport and, optionally, an error")