diff --git a/pkg/chartutil/errors.go b/pkg/chartutil/errors.go
index 061610d41..fcdcc27ea 100644
--- a/pkg/chartutil/errors.go
+++ b/pkg/chartutil/errors.go
@@ -21,11 +21,15 @@ import (
 )
 
 // ErrNoTable indicates that a chart does not have a matching table.
-type ErrNoTable string
+type ErrNoTable struct {
+	Key string
+}
 
-func (e ErrNoTable) Error() string { return fmt.Sprintf("%q is not a table", e) }
+func (e ErrNoTable) Error() string { return fmt.Sprintf("%q is not a table", e.Key) }
 
 // ErrNoValue indicates that Values does not contain a key with a value
-type ErrNoValue string
+type ErrNoValue struct {
+	Key string
+}
 
-func (e ErrNoValue) Error() string { return fmt.Sprintf("%q is not a value", e) }
+func (e ErrNoValue) Error() string { return fmt.Sprintf("%q is not a value", e.Key) }
diff --git a/pkg/chartutil/errors_test.go b/pkg/chartutil/errors_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..3f9d04a71
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkg/chartutil/errors_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,37 @@
+/*
+Copyright The Helm Authors.
+
+Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+You may obtain a copy of the License at
+
+    http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+
+Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+limitations under the License.
+*/
+
+package chartutil
+
+import (
+	"testing"
+)
+
+func TestErrorNoTableDoesntPanic(t *testing.T) {
+	x := "empty"
+
+	y := ErrNoTable{x}
+
+	t.Logf("error is: %s", y)
+}
+
+func TestErrorNoValueDoesntPanic(t *testing.T) {
+	x := "empty"
+
+	y := ErrNoValue{x}
+
+	t.Logf("error is: %s", y)
+}
diff --git a/pkg/chartutil/values.go b/pkg/chartutil/values.go
index fe9152857..a6b55701c 100644
--- a/pkg/chartutil/values.go
+++ b/pkg/chartutil/values.go
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ func (v Values) Encode(w io.Writer) error {
 func tableLookup(v Values, simple string) (Values, error) {
 	v2, ok := v[simple]
 	if !ok {
-		return v, ErrNoTable(simple)
+		return v, ErrNoTable{simple}
 	}
 	if vv, ok := v2.(map[string]interface{}); ok {
 		return vv, nil
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ func tableLookup(v Values, simple string) (Values, error) {
 		return vv, nil
 	}
 
-	return Values{}, ErrNoTable(simple)
+	return Values{}, ErrNoTable{simple}
 }
 
 // ReadValues will parse YAML byte data into a Values.
@@ -193,20 +193,20 @@ func (v Values) pathValue(path []string) (interface{}, error) {
 		if _, ok := v[path[0]]; ok && !istable(v[path[0]]) {
 			return v[path[0]], nil
 		}
-		return nil, ErrNoValue(path[0])
+		return nil, ErrNoValue{path[0]}
 	}
 
 	key, path := path[len(path)-1], path[:len(path)-1]
 	// get our table for table path
 	t, err := v.Table(joinPath(path...))
 	if err != nil {
-		return nil, ErrNoValue(key)
+		return nil, ErrNoValue{key}
 	}
 	// check table for key and ensure value is not a table
 	if k, ok := t[key]; ok && !istable(k) {
 		return k, nil
 	}
-	return nil, ErrNoValue(key)
+	return nil, ErrNoValue{key}
 }
 
 func parsePath(key string) []string { return strings.Split(key, ".") }