diff --git a/src/section_config.rs b/src/section_config.rs
index ef7b6f41..8384c9d5 100644
--- a/src/section_config.rs
+++ b/src/section_config.rs
@@ -155,8 +155,9 @@ impl SectionConfig {
                 if section_id.chars().any(|c| c.is_control()) {
                     bail!("detected unexpected control character in section ID.");
                 }
-
-                verify_json_object(section_config, &plugin.properties)?;
+                 if let Err(err) = verify_json_object(section_config, &plugin.properties) {
+                    bail!("verify section '{}' failed - {}", section_id, err);
+                }
 
                 let head = (self.format_section_header)(type_name, section_id, section_config);