diff --git a/cmd/helm/testdata/output/template-with-invalid-yaml-debug.txt b/cmd/helm/testdata/output/template-with-invalid-yaml-debug.txt
index 909c543d3..9125b19da 100644
--- a/cmd/helm/testdata/output/template-with-invalid-yaml-debug.txt
+++ b/cmd/helm/testdata/output/template-with-invalid-yaml-debug.txt
@@ -10,4 +10,14 @@ spec:
     image: "alpine:3.9"
     command: ["/bin/sleep","9000"]
 invalid
-Error: YAML parse error on chart-with-template-with-invalid-yaml/templates/alpine-pod.yaml: error converting YAML to JSON: yaml: line 11: could not find expected ':'
+Error: YAML parse error on chart-with-template-with-invalid-yaml/templates/alpine-pod.yaml contents:
+apiVersion: v1
+kind: Pod
+metadata:
+  name: "release-name-my-alpine"
+spec:
+  containers:
+  - name: waiter
+    image: "alpine:3.9"
+    command: ["/bin/sleep","9000"]
+invalid: error converting YAML to JSON: yaml: line 11: could not find expected ':'
diff --git a/cmd/helm/testdata/output/template-with-invalid-yaml.txt b/cmd/helm/testdata/output/template-with-invalid-yaml.txt
index 687227b90..b2d20e8b8 100644
--- a/cmd/helm/testdata/output/template-with-invalid-yaml.txt
+++ b/cmd/helm/testdata/output/template-with-invalid-yaml.txt
@@ -1,3 +1,13 @@
-Error: YAML parse error on chart-with-template-with-invalid-yaml/templates/alpine-pod.yaml: error converting YAML to JSON: yaml: line 11: could not find expected ':'
+Error: YAML parse error on chart-with-template-with-invalid-yaml/templates/alpine-pod.yaml contents:
+apiVersion: v1
+kind: Pod
+metadata:
+  name: "release-name-my-alpine"
+spec:
+  containers:
+  - name: waiter
+    image: "alpine:3.9"
+    command: ["/bin/sleep","9000"]
+invalid: error converting YAML to JSON: yaml: line 11: could not find expected ':'
 
 Use --debug flag to render out invalid YAML
diff --git a/pkg/releaseutil/manifest_sorter.go b/pkg/releaseutil/manifest_sorter.go
index b2db2ff9f..87455ad18 100644
--- a/pkg/releaseutil/manifest_sorter.go
+++ b/pkg/releaseutil/manifest_sorter.go
@@ -141,7 +141,7 @@ func (file *manifestFile) sort(result *result) error {
 
 		var entry SimpleHead
 		if err := yaml.Unmarshal([]byte(m), &entry); err != nil {
-			return errors.Wrapf(err, "YAML parse error on %s", file.path)
+			return errors.Wrapf(err, "YAML parse error on %s contents:\n%s", file.path, m)
 		}
 
 		if !hasAnyAnnotation(entry) {