diff --git a/core/dbt/parser/unit_tests.py b/core/dbt/parser/unit_tests.py
index 454bceee21e..1355a29f671 100644
--- a/core/dbt/parser/unit_tests.py
+++ b/core/dbt/parser/unit_tests.py
@@ -445,7 +445,7 @@ def process_models_for_unit_test(
 
     if target_model_is_incremental and (not unit_test_def_has_incremental_override):
         raise ParsingError(
-            f"Boolean override for 'is_incremental' must be provided for unit testing model '{target_model.name}'"
+            f"Boolean override for 'is_incremental' must be provided for unit test '{unit_test_def.name}' in model '{target_model.name}'"
         )
 
     unit_test_def_incremental_override_true = (
diff --git a/tests/functional/unit_testing/test_unit_testing.py b/tests/functional/unit_testing/test_unit_testing.py
index 43fa719979d..c680f012f55 100644
--- a/tests/functional/unit_testing/test_unit_testing.py
+++ b/tests/functional/unit_testing/test_unit_testing.py
@@ -142,7 +142,7 @@ def models(self):
     def test_no_override(self, project):
         with pytest.raises(
             ParsingError,
-            match="Boolean override for 'is_incremental' must be provided for unit testing model 'my_incremental_model'",
+            match="Boolean override for 'is_incremental' must be provided for unit test 'incremental_false' in model 'my_incremental_model'",
         ):
             run_dbt(["parse"])
 
@@ -159,7 +159,7 @@ def models(self):
     def test_str_override(self, project):
         with pytest.raises(
             ParsingError,
-            match="Boolean override for 'is_incremental' must be provided for unit testing model 'my_incremental_model'",
+            match="Boolean override for 'is_incremental' must be provided for unit test 'incremental_false' in model 'my_incremental_model'",
         ):
             run_dbt(["parse"])