diff --git a/transport/src/main/java/io/netty/channel/DefaultChannelPipeline.java b/transport/src/main/java/io/netty/channel/DefaultChannelPipeline.java
index f2f81fce84..0b2ae76301 100755
--- a/transport/src/main/java/io/netty/channel/DefaultChannelPipeline.java
+++ b/transport/src/main/java/io/netty/channel/DefaultChannelPipeline.java
@@ -627,7 +627,8 @@ public class DefaultChannelPipeline implements ChannelPipeline {
             ChannelStateHandlerAdapter h = (ChannelStateHandlerAdapter) handler;
             if (!h.isSharable() && h.added) {
                 throw new ChannelHandlerLifeCycleException(
-                        "Only a @Sharable handler can be added or removed multiple times.");
+                        h.getClass().getName()  +
+                        " is not a @Sharable handler, so can't be added or removed multiple times.");
             }
             h.added = true;
         }