diff --git a/destination/config.go b/destination/config.go
index 412ea95..c34428d 100644
--- a/destination/config.go
+++ b/destination/config.go
@@ -151,7 +151,7 @@ func (c Config) ParseTopic() (topic string, f TopicFn, err error) {
 		}
 		topic := buf.String()
 		if topic == "" {
-			return "", fmt.Errorf("topic not found on record %s", r.Key.Bytes())
+			return "", fmt.Errorf("topic not found on record %s using template %s", r.Key.Bytes(), c.Topic)
 		}
 
 		return topic, nil