diff --git a/src/uml/uml_driver.c b/src/uml/uml_driver.c
index fd19cfbf4d..644e02b291 100644
--- a/src/uml/uml_driver.c
+++ b/src/uml/uml_driver.c
@@ -1385,7 +1385,8 @@ static virDomainPtr umlDomainLookupByID(virConnectPtr conn,
     umlDriverUnlock(driver);
 
     if (!vm) {
-        virReportError(VIR_ERR_NO_DOMAIN, NULL);
+        virReportError(VIR_ERR_NO_DOMAIN,
+                       _("no domain with matching id '%d'"), id);
         goto cleanup;
     }
 
@@ -1433,7 +1434,8 @@ static virDomainPtr umlDomainLookupByName(virConnectPtr conn,
     umlDriverUnlock(driver);
 
     if (!vm) {
-        virReportError(VIR_ERR_NO_DOMAIN, NULL);
+        virReportError(VIR_ERR_NO_DOMAIN,
+                       _("no domain with matching name '%s'"), name);
         goto cleanup;
     }