diff --git a/repository/upload/lib.php b/repository/upload/lib.php
index bce5dcccebf..5b3675bf399 100644
--- a/repository/upload/lib.php
+++ b/repository/upload/lib.php
@@ -191,7 +191,7 @@ class repository_upload extends repository {
         }
 
         if (($maxbytes!==-1) && (filesize($_FILES[$elname]['tmp_name']) > $maxbytes)) {
-            throw new file_exception('maxbytes');
+            throw new file_exception('maxbytesforfile', $_FILES[$elname]['name']);
         }
 
         if (file_is_draft_area_limit_reached($record->itemid, $areamaxbytes, filesize($_FILES[$elname]['tmp_name']))) {