diff --git a/src/AnnotationReader.php b/src/AnnotationReader.php
index 285225e..c1fd360 100644
--- a/src/AnnotationReader.php
+++ b/src/AnnotationReader.php
@@ -40,11 +40,16 @@ class AnnotationReader
 
         if ( $reflect->getAttributes() ) {
             foreach($reflect->getAttributes() as $attr) {
-                $tags[] = [
-                    'tag' => substr(strrchr($attr->getName(), "\\"), 1),
-                    'arguments' => $attr->getArguments(),
-                    'object' => $attr->newInstance(),
-                ];
+                try {
+                    $tags[] = [
+                        'tag' => substr(strrchr($attr->getName(), "\\"), 1),
+                        'arguments' => $attr->getArguments(),
+                        'object' => $attr->newInstance(),
+                    ];
+                }
+                catch(\Throwable $e) {
+                    throw new \Exception(sprintf("%s for %s in file '%s'", $e->getMessage(), $reflect, $this->class));
+                }
             }
         }
         else {