diff --git a/parquet-column/src/main/java/org/apache/parquet/example/data/simple/SimpleGroup.java b/parquet-column/src/main/java/org/apache/parquet/example/data/simple/SimpleGroup.java
index 7632081390..5f4873220e 100644
--- a/parquet-column/src/main/java/org/apache/parquet/example/data/simple/SimpleGroup.java
+++ b/parquet-column/src/main/java/org/apache/parquet/example/data/simple/SimpleGroup.java
@@ -230,7 +230,7 @@ public void add(int fieldIndex, Binary value) {
         break;
       default:
         throw new UnsupportedOperationException(
-            getType().asPrimitiveType().getName() + " not supported for Binary");
+            getType().getType(fieldIndex).asPrimitiveType().getName() + " not supported for Binary");
     }
   }