diff --git a/src/fsfw/ipc/MutexGuard.h b/src/fsfw/ipc/MutexGuard.h
index f6d2f25f..b82b2d7f 100644
--- a/src/fsfw/ipc/MutexGuard.h
+++ b/src/fsfw/ipc/MutexGuard.h
@@ -7,14 +7,17 @@
 class MutexGuard {
  public:
   MutexGuard(MutexIF* mutex, MutexIF::TimeoutType timeoutType = MutexIF::TimeoutType::BLOCKING,
-             uint32_t timeoutMs = 0)
+             uint32_t timeoutMs = 0, const char* context = nullptr)
       : internalMutex(mutex) {
+    if (context == nullptr) {
+      context = "unknown";
+    }
     if (mutex == nullptr) {
 #if FSFW_VERBOSE_LEVEL >= 1
 #if FSFW_CPP_OSTREAM_ENABLED == 1
-      sif::error << "MutexGuard: Passed mutex is invalid!" << std::endl;
+      sif::error << "MutexGuard::" << context << ": Passed mutex is invalid!" << std::endl;
 #else
-      sif::printError("MutexGuard: Passed mutex is invalid!\n");
+      sif::printError("MutexGuard::%s: Passed mutex is invalid!\n", context);
 #endif /* FSFW_CPP_OSTREAM_ENABLED == 1 */
 #endif /* FSFW_VERBOSE_LEVEL >= 1 */
       return;