diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwmechanics/actors.cpp b/apps/openmw/mwmechanics/actors.cpp
index 83931ba15..9efb866d4 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwmechanics/actors.cpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwmechanics/actors.cpp
@@ -1255,7 +1255,7 @@ namespace MWMechanics
         }
         else
         {
-            std::cerr<< "Error in Actors::playAnimationGroup:  Unable to find " << ptr.getTypeName() << std::endl;
+            std::cerr<< "Error in Actors::playAnimationGroup:  Unable to find " << ptr.getCellRef().getRefId() << std::endl;
             return false;
         }
     }
diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwmechanics/objects.cpp b/apps/openmw/mwmechanics/objects.cpp
index a0e9cd242..94b552a38 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwmechanics/objects.cpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwmechanics/objects.cpp
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ bool Objects::playAnimationGroup(const MWWorld::Ptr& ptr, const std::string& gro
     }
     else
     {
-        std::cerr<< "Error in Objects::playAnimationGroup:  Unable to find " << ptr.getTypeName() << std::endl;
+        std::cerr<< "Error in Objects::playAnimationGroup:  Unable to find " << ptr.getCellRef().getRefId() << std::endl;
         return false;
     }
 }