diff --git a/pisi/xmlfile.py b/pisi/xmlfile.py
index ba10beef..c9ac0e20 100644
--- a/pisi/xmlfile.py
+++ b/pisi/xmlfile.py
@@ -521,7 +521,7 @@ class autoxml(oo.autosuper):
                 writetext(xml, node, token, unicode(value))
             else:
                 if req == mandatory:
-                    errs.append(_('Mandatory argument not available'))
+                    errs.append(_('Mandatory token %s not available') % token)
 
         def check(value, where):
             errs = []
diff --git a/tests/xmlfiletests.py b/tests/xmlfiletests.py
index 50c99ebf..5f7a66d9 100644
--- a/tests/xmlfiletests.py
+++ b/tests/xmlfiletests.py
@@ -79,6 +79,7 @@ class AutoXmlTestCase(testcase.TestCase):
         a.description['tr'] = u'Melek, melek'
         a.comment = u'Bu da zibidi aslinda ama caktirmiyor'
         a.href = 'http://cekirdek.uludag.org.tr/~baris'
+        a.otherInfo.birthDate = '30101979'
         a.projects = [ 'pisi', 'tasma', 'plasma' ]
         errs = a.check()
         if errs: