diff --git a/lib/ansible/playbook/base.py b/lib/ansible/playbook/base.py
index 74f079e..e1909f8 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/playbook/base.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/playbook/base.py
@@ -376,7 +376,11 @@ class FieldAttributeBase(with_metaclass(BaseMeta, object)):
                     value = getattr(self, name)
                 else:
                     # if the attribute contains a variable, template it now
-                    value = templar.template(getattr(self, name))
+                    try:
+                        value = templar.template(getattr(self, name))
+                    except AttributeError as e:
+                        print('ERROR: %s created %s' % (getattr(self, name), e))
+                        raise e

                 # if this evaluated to the omit value, set the value back to
                 # the default specified in the FieldAttribute and move on