diff --git a/core/modules/field/src/Entity/FieldConfig.php b/core/modules/field/src/Entity/FieldConfig.php
index 9df0ce9a3219d6a38e4af8734504d5c498eba01a..8109d138daf6b6ad7216765d497664f6ecb3a9d0 100644
--- a/core/modules/field/src/Entity/FieldConfig.php
+++ b/core/modules/field/src/Entity/FieldConfig.php
@@ -312,10 +312,10 @@ public function getFieldStorageDefinition() {
       }
 
       if (!$field_storage_definition) {
-        throw new FieldException("Attempt to create a field {$this->field_name} that does not exist on entity type {$this->entity_type}.");
+        throw new FieldException("Attempted to create an instance of field with name {$this->field_name} on entity type {$this->entity_type} when the field storage does not exist.");
       }
       if (!$field_storage_definition instanceof FieldStorageConfigInterface) {
-        throw new FieldException("Attempt to create a configurable field of non-configurable field storage {$this->field_name}.");
+        throw new FieldException("Attempted to create a configurable field of non-configurable field storage {$this->field_name}.");
       }
       $this->fieldStorage = $field_storage_definition;
     }