diff --git a/node/router/messages/src/helpers/node_type.rs b/node/router/messages/src/helpers/node_type.rs
index 42fbf9bf1e..528ee858ac 100644
--- a/node/router/messages/src/helpers/node_type.rs
+++ b/node/router/messages/src/helpers/node_type.rs
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ impl FromBytes for NodeType {
             0 => Ok(Self::Client),
             1 => Ok(Self::Prover),
             2 => Ok(Self::Validator),
-            _ => Err(error("Invalid node type")),
+            x => Err(error(format!("Invalid node type. Expected either 0, 1 or 2. Got {x:?}"))),
         }
     }
 }