diff --git a/code/datums/components/_component.dm b/code/datums/components/_component.dm
index 5d0415054d2..0aba043d6b4 100644
--- a/code/datums/components/_component.dm
+++ b/code/datums/components/_component.dm
@@ -188,7 +188,8 @@
 	var/list/sig_types = islist(sig_type_or_types) ? sig_type_or_types : list(sig_type_or_types)
 	for(var/sig_type in sig_types)
 		if(!override && procs[target][sig_type])
-			stack_trace("[sig_type] overridden. Use override = TRUE to suppress this warning")
+			stack_trace("RegisterSignal overrode a signal without having 'override = TRUE' set.\n \
+						src: [src], signal type: [sig_type], target: [target], proc: [proctype].")
 
 		procs[target][sig_type] = proctype