diff --git a/python_modules/dagster/dagster/_core/execution/plan/compute_generator.py b/python_modules/dagster/dagster/_core/execution/plan/compute_generator.py
index 075fc884243fe..1f76644415de1 100644
--- a/python_modules/dagster/dagster/_core/execution/plan/compute_generator.py
+++ b/python_modules/dagster/dagster/_core/execution/plan/compute_generator.py
@@ -242,17 +242,22 @@ def _check_output_object_name(
 
 
 def validate_and_coerce_op_result_to_iterator(
-    result: Any, context: OpExecutionContext, output_defs: Sequence[OutputDefinition]
+    result: Any,
+    context: Union[OpExecutionContext, AssetExecutionContext],
+    output_defs: Sequence[OutputDefinition],
 ) -> Iterator[Any]:
     if isinstance(context, AssetExecutionContext):
+        step_description = f" asset '{context.op_execution_context.op_def.name}'"
         context = context.op_execution_context
+    else:
+        step_description = context.describe_op()
     if inspect.isgenerator(result):
         # this happens when a user explicitly returns a generator in the op
         for event in result:
             yield event
     elif isinstance(result, (AssetMaterialization, ExpectationResult)):
         raise DagsterInvariantViolationError(
-            f"Error in {context.describe_op()}: If you are "
+            f"Error in {step_description}: If you are "
             "returning an AssetMaterialization "
             "or an ExpectationResult from "
             f"{context.op_def.node_type_str} you must yield them "
@@ -265,7 +270,7 @@ def validate_and_coerce_op_result_to_iterator(
         yield result
     elif result is not None and not output_defs:
         raise DagsterInvariantViolationError(
-            f"Error in {context.describe_op()}: Unexpectedly returned output of type"
+            f"Error in {step_description}: Unexpectedly returned output of type"
             f" {type(result)}. {context.op_def.node_type_str.capitalize()} is explicitly defined to"
             " return no results."
         )
@@ -277,7 +282,7 @@ def validate_and_coerce_op_result_to_iterator(
             if output_def.is_dynamic:
                 if not isinstance(element, list):
                     raise DagsterInvariantViolationError(
-                        f"Error with output for {context.describe_op()}: "
+                        f"Error with output for {step_description}: "
                         f"dynamic output '{output_def.name}' expected a list of "
                         "DynamicOutput objects, but instead received instead an "
                         f"object of type {type(element)}."
@@ -285,7 +290,7 @@ def validate_and_coerce_op_result_to_iterator(
                 for item in element:
                     if not isinstance(item, DynamicOutput):
                         raise DagsterInvariantViolationError(
-                            f"Error with output for {context.describe_op()}: "
+                            f"Error with output for {step_description}: "
                             f"dynamic output '{output_def.name}' at position {position} expected a "
                             "list of DynamicOutput objects, but received an "
                             f"item with type {type(item)}."
@@ -307,7 +312,7 @@ def validate_and_coerce_op_result_to_iterator(
                     annotation
                 ):
                     raise DagsterInvariantViolationError(
-                        f"Error with output for {context.describe_op()}: received Output object for"
+                        f"Error with output for {step_description}: received Output object for"
                         f" output '{output_def.name}' which does not have an Output annotation."
                         f" Annotation has type {annotation}."
                     )
@@ -325,7 +330,7 @@ def validate_and_coerce_op_result_to_iterator(
                 # output object was not received, throw an error.
                 if is_generic_output_annotation(annotation):
                     raise DagsterInvariantViolationError(
-                        f"Error with output for {context.describe_op()}: output "
+                        f"Error with output for {step_description}: output "
                         f"'{output_def.name}' has generic output annotation, "
                         "but did not receive an Output object for this output. "
                         f"Received instead an object of type {type(element)}."
@@ -333,7 +338,7 @@ def validate_and_coerce_op_result_to_iterator(
                 if result is None and output_def.is_required is False:
                     context.log.warning(
                         'Value "None" returned for non-required output '
-                        f'"{output_def.name}" of {context.describe_op()}. '
+                        f'"{output_def.name}" of {step_description}. '
                         "This value will be passed to downstream "
                         f"{context.op_def.node_type_str}s. For conditional "
                         "execution, results must be yielded: "