diff --git a/osu.Game/Rulesets/Objects/Legacy/ConvertHitObjectParser.cs b/osu.Game/Rulesets/Objects/Legacy/ConvertHitObjectParser.cs
index 442e37edf5..e990938291 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Rulesets/Objects/Legacy/ConvertHitObjectParser.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Rulesets/Objects/Legacy/ConvertHitObjectParser.cs
@@ -216,7 +216,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Objects.Legacy
             }
 
             if (result == null)
-                throw new InvalidDataException($"Unknown hit object type: {type}");
+                throw new InvalidDataException($"Unknown hit object type: {split[3]}");
 
             result.StartTime = startTime;