diff --git a/include/xrpl/tx/ApplyContext.h b/include/xrpl/tx/ApplyContext.h
index 3ce1b98f24..6e92ac0f1b 100644
--- a/include/xrpl/tx/ApplyContext.h
+++ b/include/xrpl/tx/ApplyContext.h
@@ -119,7 +119,7 @@ public:
     ApplyViewContext
     getApplyViewContext()
     {
-        XRPL_ASSERT(view_.has_value(), "Previous view exists");
+        XRPL_ASSERT(view_.has_value(), "xrpl::ApplyContext::getApplyViewContext : view_ emplaced in constructor");
         return {.view = *view_, .tx = tx};
     }