diff --git a/cluster/aws/jessie/util.sh b/cluster/aws/jessie/util.sh
index acdf61c21b5..3af1afd7268 100644
--- a/cluster/aws/jessie/util.sh
+++ b/cluster/aws/jessie/util.sh
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ function detect-jessie-image () {
         ;;
 
       *)
-        echo "Please specify AWS_IMAGE directly (region not recognized)"
+        echo "Please specify AWS_IMAGE directly (region ${AWS_REGION} not recognized)"
         exit 1
     esac
   fi
diff --git a/cluster/aws/util.sh b/cluster/aws/util.sh
index 16a1a5cd7d4..52b7ba0455c 100755
--- a/cluster/aws/util.sh
+++ b/cluster/aws/util.sh
@@ -306,7 +306,7 @@ function detect-trusty-image () {
         ;;
 
       *)
-        echo "Please specify AWS_IMAGE directly (region not recognized)"
+        echo "Please specify AWS_IMAGE directly (region ${AWS_REGION} not recognized)"
         exit 1
     esac
   fi
diff --git a/cluster/aws/vivid/util.sh b/cluster/aws/vivid/util.sh
index 114903f66f3..4aa8a34abc0 100644
--- a/cluster/aws/vivid/util.sh
+++ b/cluster/aws/vivid/util.sh
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ function detect-vivid-image () {
         ;;
 
       *)
-        echo "Please specify AWS_IMAGE directly (region not recognized)"
+        echo "Please specify AWS_IMAGE directly (region ${AWS_REGION} not recognized)"
         exit 1
     esac
   fi
diff --git a/cluster/aws/wheezy/util.sh b/cluster/aws/wheezy/util.sh
index b5a61331026..8a72ae4dce7 100644
--- a/cluster/aws/wheezy/util.sh
+++ b/cluster/aws/wheezy/util.sh
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ function detect-wheezy-image () {
         ;;
 
       *)
-        echo "Please specify AWS_IMAGE directly (region not recognized)"
+        echo "Please specify AWS_IMAGE directly (region ${AWS_REGION} not recognized)"
         exit 1
     esac
   fi