diff --git a/src/main/java/com/github/dockerjava/core/NameParser.java b/src/main/java/com/github/dockerjava/core/NameParser.java
index c592684be..ffadb6656 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/github/dockerjava/core/NameParser.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/github/dockerjava/core/NameParser.java
@@ -100,8 +100,7 @@ public static void validateRepoName(String name) {
 
     public static HostnameReposName resolveRepositoryName(String reposName) {
         if (reposName.contains("://")) {
-            // It cannot contain a scheme!
-            throw new InvalidRepositoryNameException();
+            throw new InvalidRepositoryNameException("RepositoryName shouldn't contain a scheme");
         }
 
         String[] nameParts = reposName.split("/", 2);