diff --git a/patacrep/build.py b/patacrep/build.py
index 0e86f74a..f6b176c2 100644
--- a/patacrep/build.py
+++ b/patacrep/build.py
@@ -44,7 +44,12 @@ class Songbook:
     def __init__(self, raw_songbook, basename):
         # Validate config
         schema = config_model('schema')
-        utils.validate_yaml_schema(raw_songbook, schema)
+
+        try:
+            utils.validate_yaml_schema(raw_songbook, schema)
+        except errors.SchemaError as exception:
+            exception.message = "The songbook file '{}' is not valid".format(basename)
+            raise exception
 
         self._raw_config = raw_songbook
         self.basename = basename
diff --git a/patacrep/errors.py b/patacrep/errors.py
index 08eebc6a..a72fac2f 100644
--- a/patacrep/errors.py
+++ b/patacrep/errors.py
@@ -7,15 +7,19 @@ class SongbookError(Exception):
     """
     pass
 
-class SBFileError(SongbookError):
-    """Error during songbook file decoding"""
+class SchemaError(SongbookError):
+    """Error on the songbook schema"""
 
-    def __init__(self, message=None):
+    def __init__(self, message='', rx_exception=None):
         super().__init__()
         self.message = message
+        self.rx_exception = rx_exception
 
     def __str__(self):
-        return self.message
+        if self.rx_exception:
+            return self.message + "\n" + str(self.rx_exception)
+        else:
+            return self.message
 
 class TemplateError(SongbookError):
     """Error during template generation"""
diff --git a/patacrep/templates.py b/patacrep/templates.py
index 46a7ca8f..0fbf7115 100644
--- a/patacrep/templates.py
+++ b/patacrep/templates.py
@@ -163,19 +163,26 @@ class TexBookRenderer(Renderer):
 
     def get_all_variables(self, user_config):
         '''Validate template variables (and set defaults when needed)
+
+        Will raise `SchemaError` if any data does not respect the schema
         '''
         data = self.get_template_variables(self.template)
         variables = dict()
         for templatename, param in data.items():
             template_config = user_config.get(templatename, {})
-            variables[templatename] = self._get_variables(param, template_config)
+            try:
+                variables[templatename] = self._get_variables(param, template_config)
+            except errors.SchemaError as exception:
+                exception.message = "The songbook file is not valid\n"
+                exception.message += "'template' > '{}' >".format(templatename)
+                raise exception
         return variables
 
     @staticmethod
     def _get_variables(parameter, user_config):
         '''Get the default value for the parameter, according to the language.
 
-        May raise an errors.SBFileError if the data does not respect the schema
+        Will raise `SchemaError` if the data does not respect the schema
         '''
         data = utils.DictOfDict(parameter.get('default', {}))
         data.update(user_config)
diff --git a/patacrep/utils.py b/patacrep/utils.py
index 3949432e..96a8617f 100644
--- a/patacrep/utils.py
+++ b/patacrep/utils.py
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ def yesno(string):
 def validate_yaml_schema(data, schema):
     """Check that the data respects the schema
 
-    Will raise `SBFileError` if the schema is not respected.
+    Will raise `SchemaError` if the schema is not respected.
     """
     schema = Rx.make_schema(schema)
 
@@ -91,5 +91,4 @@ def validate_yaml_schema(data, schema):
     try:
         schema.validate(data)
     except Rx.SchemaMismatch as exception:
-        msg = 'Could not parse songbook file:\n' + str(exception)
-        raise errors.SBFileError(msg)
+        raise errors.SchemaError(rx_exception=exception)
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