diff --git a/src/ssn/reader/bencodeParser.ts b/src/ssn/reader/bencodeParser.ts
index 1876225..f6c374d 100644
--- a/src/ssn/reader/bencodeParser.ts
+++ b/src/ssn/reader/bencodeParser.ts
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ function bpParse(dv: DataView, posIn: number = 0): { obj: any, pos: number } {
       break;
     }
     default:
-      throw new Error(`Unexpected leading char during bencode parsing at position ${pos}.`);
+      throw new Error(`Unexpected leading char 0x${header.toString(16)} during Bencode parsing at position ${pos - 1}.`);
   }
   return { obj, pos };
 }