diff --git a/pkg/stanza/operator/transformer/move/move.go b/pkg/stanza/operator/transformer/move/move.go
index 9b5974600fd4..bb88b1fa92e4 100644
--- a/pkg/stanza/operator/transformer/move/move.go
+++ b/pkg/stanza/operator/transformer/move/move.go
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ func (p *Transformer) Process(ctx context.Context, entry *entry.Entry) error {
 func (p *Transformer) Transform(e *entry.Entry) error {
 	val, exist := p.From.Delete(e)
 	if !exist {
-		return fmt.Errorf("move: field does not exist")
+		return fmt.Errorf("move: field does not exist: %s", p.From.String())
 	}
 	return p.To.Set(e, val)
 }
diff --git a/pkg/stanza/operator/transformer/remove/remove.go b/pkg/stanza/operator/transformer/remove/remove.go
index 9c92baaca69f..7559c7c81260 100644
--- a/pkg/stanza/operator/transformer/remove/remove.go
+++ b/pkg/stanza/operator/transformer/remove/remove.go
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ func (p *Transformer) Transform(entry *entry.Entry) error {
 
 	_, exist := entry.Delete(p.Field.Field)
 	if !exist {
-		return fmt.Errorf("remove: field does not exist")
+		return fmt.Errorf("remove: field does not exist: %s", p.Field.Field.String())
 	}
 	return nil
 }