diff --git a/src/iss/arch/riscv_hart_m_p.h b/src/iss/arch/riscv_hart_m_p.h
index 1111146..af8f835 100644
--- a/src/iss/arch/riscv_hart_m_p.h
+++ b/src/iss/arch/riscv_hart_m_p.h
@@ -619,9 +619,9 @@ template <typename BASE, features_e FEAT> std::pair<uint64_t, bool> riscv_hart_m
             }
             return std::make_pair(entry, true);
         }
-        throw std::runtime_error("memory load file is not a valid elf file");
+        throw std::runtime_error(fmt::format("memory load file {} is not a valid elf file",name));
     }
-    throw std::runtime_error("memory load file not found");
+    throw std::runtime_error(fmt::format("memory load file not found, check if {} is a valid file", name));
 }
 
 template<typename BASE, features_e FEAT>
diff --git a/src/iss/arch/riscv_hart_msu_vp.h b/src/iss/arch/riscv_hart_msu_vp.h
index 49d1363..ab77357 100644
--- a/src/iss/arch/riscv_hart_msu_vp.h
+++ b/src/iss/arch/riscv_hart_msu_vp.h
@@ -583,9 +583,9 @@ template <typename BASE> std::pair<uint64_t, bool> riscv_hart_msu_vp<BASE>::load
             }
             return std::make_pair(entry, true);
         }
-        throw std::runtime_error("memory load file is not a valid elf file");
+        throw std::runtime_error(fmt::format("memory load file {} is not a valid elf file",name));
     }
-    throw std::runtime_error("memory load file not found");
+    throw std::runtime_error(fmt::format("memory load file not found, check if {} is a valid file", name));
 }
 
 template <typename BASE>
diff --git a/src/iss/arch/riscv_hart_mu_p.h b/src/iss/arch/riscv_hart_mu_p.h
index 513ca20..3ee9cd7 100644
--- a/src/iss/arch/riscv_hart_mu_p.h
+++ b/src/iss/arch/riscv_hart_mu_p.h
@@ -689,9 +689,9 @@ template <typename BASE, features_e FEAT> std::pair<uint64_t, bool> riscv_hart_m
             }
             return std::make_pair(entry, true);
         }
-        throw std::runtime_error("memory load file is not a valid elf file");
+        throw std::runtime_error(fmt::format("memory load file {} is not a valid elf file",name));
     }
-    throw std::runtime_error("memory load file not found");
+    throw std::runtime_error(fmt::format("memory load file not found, check if {} is a valid file", name));
 }
 
 template<typename BASE, features_e FEAT>