diff --git a/lib/model/channel.php b/lib/model/channel.php
index cb040d8..ddf998a 100644
--- a/lib/model/channel.php
+++ b/lib/model/channel.php
@@ -154,7 +154,7 @@ abstract class Channel extends DatabaseObject implements ChannelInterface {
 	final static protected function factory($object) {
 		$rc = new ReflectionClass($object['type']);
 		if (!$rc->isSubclassOf('Channel')) {
-			throw new InvalidArgumentException('\'' . $object['type'] . '\' is not a valid channel type');
+			throw new InvalidArgumentException('\'' . $rc->getName() . '\' is not a valid channel type');
 		}
 
 		return $rc->newInstanceArgs(array($object));
diff --git a/lib/model/database.php b/lib/model/database.php
index b151d71..b234a90 100644
--- a/lib/model/database.php
+++ b/lib/model/database.php
@@ -196,7 +196,7 @@ abstract class Database implements DatabaseInterface {
 				
 			$rc = new ReflectionClass($config['db']['backend']);
 			if (!$rc->isSubclassOf('Database')) {
-				throw new InvalidArgumentException('\'' . $result['type'] . '\' is not a valid database backend');
+				throw new InvalidArgumentException('\'' . $rc->getName() . '\' is not a valid database backend');
 			}
 				
 			self::$connection = $rc->newInstanceArgs(array($config['db']));