diff --git a/question/questiontypes/randomsamatch/questiontype.php b/question/questiontypes/randomsamatch/questiontype.php
index f73e729817d..c034cc1ea3d 100644
--- a/question/questiontypes/randomsamatch/questiontype.php
+++ b/question/questiontypes/randomsamatch/questiontype.php
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ class question_randomsamatch_qtype extends question_match_qtype {
 
     function get_question_options(&$question) {
         if (!$question->options = get_record('question_randomsamatch', 'question', $question->id)) {
-            notify('Error: Missing question options!');
+            notify('Error: Missing question options for random short answer question '.$question->id.'!');
             return false;
         }