diff --git a/plugins/windows-notification/api/include/ginvoke.hpp b/plugins/windows-notification/api/include/ginvoke.hpp
index f6ed2f63..619dbb28 100644
--- a/plugins/windows-notification/api/include/ginvoke.hpp
+++ b/plugins/windows-notification/api/include/ginvoke.hpp
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ inline impl::varstring describe_arguments(const Arg &... a) noexcept try
 }
 catch (...)
 {
-    return {"<failed to stringify>"};
+    return {"<failed to stringify arguments>"};
 }
 
 
diff --git a/plugins/windows-notification/api/src/ginvoke.cpp b/plugins/windows-notification/api/src/ginvoke.cpp
index b34e76fe..5e5d27a7 100644
--- a/plugins/windows-notification/api/src/ginvoke.cpp
+++ b/plugins/windows-notification/api/src/ginvoke.cpp
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ namespace glib::impl
         catch (...)
         {
             g_free(const_cast<char *>(ptr));
-            return {{ e.code(), {"<failed to stringify>"} }};
+            return {{ e.code(), {"<failed to stringify error>"} }};
         }
     }
     catch (...)