diff --git a/acceptance/bundle/variables/var_file_overrides/output.txt b/acceptance/bundle/variables/var_file_overrides/output.txt
index 988200c81..8f9a61744 100644
--- a/acceptance/bundle/variables/var_file_overrides/output.txt
+++ b/acceptance/bundle/variables/var_file_overrides/output.txt
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ Exit code: 1
 
 === file cannot be parsed
 >>> errcode $CLI bundle validate -o json --var-file=var_files/invalid_json.json
-Error: failed to parse variables file: error decoding JSON at :0:0: invalid character 'o' in literal false (expecting 'a')
+Error: failed to parse variables file var_files/invalid_json.json: error decoding JSON at :0:0: invalid character 'o' in literal false (expecting 'a')
 
 
 Exit code: 1
diff --git a/cmd/bundle/utils/utils.go b/cmd/bundle/utils/utils.go
index e7419e792..8613f0f47 100644
--- a/cmd/bundle/utils/utils.go
+++ b/cmd/bundle/utils/utils.go
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ func configureVariablesFromFile(cmd *cobra.Command, b *bundle.Bundle, filePath s
 
 		val, err := jsonloader.LoadJSON(f, filePath)
 		if err != nil {
-			return diag.FromErr(fmt.Errorf("failed to parse variables file: %w", err))
+			return diag.FromErr(fmt.Errorf("failed to parse variables file %s: %w", filePath, err))
 		}
 
 		vars := map[string]any{}