diff --git a/bower.json b/bower.json
index 406e206e..5c991b65 100644
--- a/bower.json
+++ b/bower.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "aurelia-router",
-  "version": "1.0.0-rc.1.0.1",
+  "version": "1.0.0-rc.1.0.2",
   "description": "A powerful client-side router.",
   "keywords": [
     "aurelia",
diff --git a/dist/amd/aurelia-router.js b/dist/amd/aurelia-router.js
index 7042538c..337d1f4f 100644
--- a/dist/amd/aurelia-router.js
+++ b/dist/amd/aurelia-router.js
@@ -915,7 +915,7 @@ define(['exports', 'aurelia-logging', 'aurelia-route-recognizer', 'aurelia-depen
 
       if ((navModel.order || navModel.order === 0) && this.navigation.indexOf(navModel) === -1) {
         if (!navModel.href && navModel.href !== '' && (state.types.dynamics || state.types.stars)) {
-          throw new Error('Invalid route config: dynamic routes must specify an href to be included in the navigation model.');
+          throw new Error('Invalid route config for "' + config.route + '" : dynamic routes must specify an "href:" to be included in the navigation model.');
         }
 
         if (typeof navModel.order !== 'number') {
@@ -1079,11 +1079,12 @@ define(['exports', 'aurelia-logging', 'aurelia-route-recognizer', 'aurelia-depen
     }
 
     if (typeof config.route !== 'string') {
-      throw new Error('Invalid Route Config: You must specify a route pattern.');
+      var _name2 = config.name || '(no name)';
+      throw new Error('Invalid Route Config for "' + _name2 + '": You must specify a "route:" pattern.');
     }
 
     if (!('redirect' in config || config.moduleId || config.navigationStrategy || config.viewPorts)) {
-      throw new Error('Invalid Route Config: You must specify a moduleId, redirect, navigationStrategy, or viewPorts.');
+      throw new Error('Invalid Route Config for "' + config.route + '": You must specify a "moduleId:", "redirect:", "navigationStrategy:", or "viewPorts:".');
     }
   }
 
diff --git a/dist/aurelia-router.js b/dist/aurelia-router.js
index b8f6650d..44788754 100644
--- a/dist/aurelia-router.js
+++ b/dist/aurelia-router.js
@@ -1236,7 +1236,7 @@ export class Router {
 
     if ((navModel.order || navModel.order === 0) && this.navigation.indexOf(navModel) === -1) {
       if ((!navModel.href && navModel.href !== '') && (state.types.dynamics || state.types.stars)) {
-        throw new Error('Invalid route config: dynamic routes must specify an href to be included in the navigation model.');
+        throw new Error('Invalid route config for "' + config.route + '" : dynamic routes must specify an "href:" to be included in the navigation model.');
       }
 
       if (typeof navModel.order !== 'number') {
@@ -1407,11 +1407,12 @@ function validateRouteConfig(config: RouteConfig): void {
   }
 
   if (typeof config.route !== 'string') {
-    throw new Error('Invalid Route Config: You must specify a route pattern.');
+    let name = config.name || '(no name)';
+    throw new Error('Invalid Route Config for "' + name + '": You must specify a "route:" pattern.');
   }
 
   if (!('redirect' in config || config.moduleId || config.navigationStrategy || config.viewPorts)) {
-    throw new Error('Invalid Route Config: You must specify a moduleId, redirect, navigationStrategy, or viewPorts.');
+    throw new Error('Invalid Route Config for "' + config.route + '": You must specify a "moduleId:", "redirect:", "navigationStrategy:", or "viewPorts:".');
   }
 }
 
diff --git a/dist/commonjs/aurelia-router.js b/dist/commonjs/aurelia-router.js
index a9dd99e0..a4c10f9b 100644
--- a/dist/commonjs/aurelia-router.js
+++ b/dist/commonjs/aurelia-router.js
@@ -870,7 +870,7 @@ var Router = exports.Router = function () {
 
     if ((navModel.order || navModel.order === 0) && this.navigation.indexOf(navModel) === -1) {
       if (!navModel.href && navModel.href !== '' && (state.types.dynamics || state.types.stars)) {
-        throw new Error('Invalid route config: dynamic routes must specify an href to be included in the navigation model.');
+        throw new Error('Invalid route config for "' + config.route + '" : dynamic routes must specify an "href:" to be included in the navigation model.');
       }
 
       if (typeof navModel.order !== 'number') {
@@ -1034,11 +1034,12 @@ function validateRouteConfig(config) {
   }
 
   if (typeof config.route !== 'string') {
-    throw new Error('Invalid Route Config: You must specify a route pattern.');
+    var _name2 = config.name || '(no name)';
+    throw new Error('Invalid Route Config for "' + _name2 + '": You must specify a "route:" pattern.');
   }
 
   if (!('redirect' in config || config.moduleId || config.navigationStrategy || config.viewPorts)) {
-    throw new Error('Invalid Route Config: You must specify a moduleId, redirect, navigationStrategy, or viewPorts.');
+    throw new Error('Invalid Route Config for "' + config.route + '": You must specify a "moduleId:", "redirect:", "navigationStrategy:", or "viewPorts:".');
   }
 }
 
diff --git a/dist/es2015/aurelia-router.js b/dist/es2015/aurelia-router.js
index a94965da..c55632ef 100644
--- a/dist/es2015/aurelia-router.js
+++ b/dist/es2015/aurelia-router.js
@@ -767,7 +767,7 @@ export let Router = class Router {
 
     if ((navModel.order || navModel.order === 0) && this.navigation.indexOf(navModel) === -1) {
       if (!navModel.href && navModel.href !== '' && (state.types.dynamics || state.types.stars)) {
-        throw new Error('Invalid route config: dynamic routes must specify an href to be included in the navigation model.');
+        throw new Error('Invalid route config for "' + config.route + '" : dynamic routes must specify an "href:" to be included in the navigation model.');
       }
 
       if (typeof navModel.order !== 'number') {
@@ -911,11 +911,12 @@ function validateRouteConfig(config) {
   }
 
   if (typeof config.route !== 'string') {
-    throw new Error('Invalid Route Config: You must specify a route pattern.');
+    let name = config.name || '(no name)';
+    throw new Error('Invalid Route Config for "' + name + '": You must specify a "route:" pattern.');
   }
 
   if (!('redirect' in config || config.moduleId || config.navigationStrategy || config.viewPorts)) {
-    throw new Error('Invalid Route Config: You must specify a moduleId, redirect, navigationStrategy, or viewPorts.');
+    throw new Error('Invalid Route Config for "' + config.route + '": You must specify a "moduleId:", "redirect:", "navigationStrategy:", or "viewPorts:".');
   }
 }
 
diff --git a/dist/native-modules/aurelia-router.js b/dist/native-modules/aurelia-router.js
index c796ae2f..671897c7 100644
--- a/dist/native-modules/aurelia-router.js
+++ b/dist/native-modules/aurelia-router.js
@@ -849,7 +849,7 @@ export var Router = function () {
 
     if ((navModel.order || navModel.order === 0) && this.navigation.indexOf(navModel) === -1) {
       if (!navModel.href && navModel.href !== '' && (state.types.dynamics || state.types.stars)) {
-        throw new Error('Invalid route config: dynamic routes must specify an href to be included in the navigation model.');
+        throw new Error('Invalid route config for "' + config.route + '" : dynamic routes must specify an "href:" to be included in the navigation model.');
       }
 
       if (typeof navModel.order !== 'number') {
@@ -1013,11 +1013,12 @@ function validateRouteConfig(config) {
   }
 
   if (typeof config.route !== 'string') {
-    throw new Error('Invalid Route Config: You must specify a route pattern.');
+    var _name2 = config.name || '(no name)';
+    throw new Error('Invalid Route Config for "' + _name2 + '": You must specify a "route:" pattern.');
   }
 
   if (!('redirect' in config || config.moduleId || config.navigationStrategy || config.viewPorts)) {
-    throw new Error('Invalid Route Config: You must specify a moduleId, redirect, navigationStrategy, or viewPorts.');
+    throw new Error('Invalid Route Config for "' + config.route + '": You must specify a "moduleId:", "redirect:", "navigationStrategy:", or "viewPorts:".');
   }
 }
 
diff --git a/dist/system/aurelia-router.js b/dist/system/aurelia-router.js
index f2ade761..2ed859db 100644
--- a/dist/system/aurelia-router.js
+++ b/dist/system/aurelia-router.js
@@ -107,11 +107,12 @@ System.register(['aurelia-logging', 'aurelia-route-recognizer', 'aurelia-depende
     }
 
     if (typeof config.route !== 'string') {
-      throw new Error('Invalid Route Config: You must specify a route pattern.');
+      var _name2 = config.name || '(no name)';
+      throw new Error('Invalid Route Config for "' + _name2 + '": You must specify a "route:" pattern.');
     }
 
     if (!('redirect' in config || config.moduleId || config.navigationStrategy || config.viewPorts)) {
-      throw new Error('Invalid Route Config: You must specify a moduleId, redirect, navigationStrategy, or viewPorts.');
+      throw new Error('Invalid Route Config for "' + config.route + '": You must specify a "moduleId:", "redirect:", "navigationStrategy:", or "viewPorts:".');
     }
   }
 
@@ -1320,7 +1321,7 @@ System.register(['aurelia-logging', 'aurelia-route-recognizer', 'aurelia-depende
 
           if ((navModel.order || navModel.order === 0) && this.navigation.indexOf(navModel) === -1) {
             if (!navModel.href && navModel.href !== '' && (state.types.dynamics || state.types.stars)) {
-              throw new Error('Invalid route config: dynamic routes must specify an href to be included in the navigation model.');
+              throw new Error('Invalid route config for "' + config.route + '" : dynamic routes must specify an "href:" to be included in the navigation model.');
             }
 
             if (typeof navModel.order !== 'number') {
diff --git a/doc/CHANGELOG.md b/doc/CHANGELOG.md
index 1961f6ad..ce84f8f9 100644
--- a/doc/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/doc/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+<a name="1.0.0-rc.1.0.2"></a>
+# [1.0.0-rc.1.0.2](https://github.com/aurelia/router/compare/1.0.0-rc.1.0.1...v1.0.0-rc.1.0.2) (2016-07-24)
+
+
+
 <a name="1.0.0-rc.1.0.1"></a>
 # [1.0.0-rc.1.0.1](https://github.com/aurelia/router/compare/1.0.0-rc.1.0.0...v1.0.0-rc.1.0.1) (2016-07-12)
 
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index dd363fa0..acaf4980 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "aurelia-router",
-  "version": "1.0.0-rc.1.0.1",
+  "version": "1.0.0-rc.1.0.2",
   "description": "A powerful client-side router.",
   "keywords": [
     "aurelia",
diff --git a/src/router.js b/src/router.js
index eef71ad7..18ed3ea9 100644
--- a/src/router.js
+++ b/src/router.js
@@ -442,7 +442,7 @@ function validateRouteConfig(config: RouteConfig): void {
   }
 
   if (typeof config.route !== 'string') {
-    var name = config.name || '(no name)';
+    let name = config.name || '(no name)';
     throw new Error('Invalid Route Config for "' + name + '": You must specify a "route:" pattern.');
   }