diff --git a/src/Microsoft.AspNet.Http.Abstractions/PathString.cs b/src/Microsoft.AspNet.Http.Abstractions/PathString.cs
index ef6e1bb39e..78c01cdcc1 100644
--- a/src/Microsoft.AspNet.Http.Abstractions/PathString.cs
+++ b/src/Microsoft.AspNet.Http.Abstractions/PathString.cs
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 
 using System;
 using System.Text.Encodings.Web;
+using Microsoft.AspNet.Http.Abstractions;
 
 namespace Microsoft.AspNet.Http
 {
@@ -29,7 +30,7 @@ namespace Microsoft.AspNet.Http
         {
             if (!string.IsNullOrEmpty(value) && value[0] != '/')
             {
-                throw new ArgumentException(""/*Resources.Exception_PathMustStartWithSlash*/, nameof(value));
+                throw new ArgumentException(Resources.FormatException_PathMustStartWithSlash(nameof(value)), nameof(value));
             }
             _value = value;
         }
diff --git a/src/Microsoft.AspNet.Http.Abstractions/Properties/Resources.Designer.cs b/src/Microsoft.AspNet.Http.Abstractions/Properties/Resources.Designer.cs
index 9fb86a30c6..82505c66e0 100644
--- a/src/Microsoft.AspNet.Http.Abstractions/Properties/Resources.Designer.cs
+++ b/src/Microsoft.AspNet.Http.Abstractions/Properties/Resources.Designer.cs
@@ -10,6 +10,14 @@ namespace Microsoft.AspNet.Http.Abstractions
         private static readonly ResourceManager _resourceManager
             = new ResourceManager("Microsoft.AspNet.Http.Abstractions.Resources", typeof(Resources).GetTypeInfo().Assembly);
 
+        /// <summary>
+        /// '{0}' is not available.
+        /// </summary>
+        internal static string FormatException_PathMustStartWithSlash(object p0)
+        {
+            return string.Format(CultureInfo.CurrentCulture, GetString("Exception_PathMustStartWithSlash"), p0);
+        }
+
         /// <summary>
         /// '{0}' is not available.
         /// </summary>
diff --git a/src/Microsoft.AspNet.Http.Abstractions/Resources.resx b/src/Microsoft.AspNet.Http.Abstractions/Resources.resx
index bdd74fd6de..1c947c352b 100644
--- a/src/Microsoft.AspNet.Http.Abstractions/Resources.resx
+++ b/src/Microsoft.AspNet.Http.Abstractions/Resources.resx
@@ -132,4 +132,7 @@
   <data name="Exception_UseMiddleMutlipleInvokes" xml:space="preserve">
     <value>Multiple public '{0}' methods are available.</value>
   </data>
+  <data name="Exception_PathMustStartWithSlash" xml:space="preserve">
+    <value>The path in '{0}' must start with '/'.</value>
+  </data>
 </root>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/test/Microsoft.AspNet.Http.Abstractions.Tests/PathStringTests.cs b/test/Microsoft.AspNet.Http.Abstractions.Tests/PathStringTests.cs
index 48d403a9ee..3eb5673d60 100644
--- a/test/Microsoft.AspNet.Http.Abstractions.Tests/PathStringTests.cs
+++ b/test/Microsoft.AspNet.Http.Abstractions.Tests/PathStringTests.cs
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ namespace Microsoft.AspNet.Http
         public void CtorThrows_IfPathDoesNotHaveLeadingSlash()
         {
             // Act and Assert
-            ExceptionAssert.ThrowsArgument(() => new PathString("hello"), "value", "");
+            ExceptionAssert.ThrowsArgument(() => new PathString("hello"), "value", "The path in 'value' must start with '/'.");
         }
 
         [Theory]