diff --git a/pymisp/mispevent.py b/pymisp/mispevent.py
index 8dc7c32..47c3c7d 100644
--- a/pymisp/mispevent.py
+++ b/pymisp/mispevent.py
@@ -119,7 +119,7 @@ class MISPAttribute(object):
     def set_all_values(self, **kwargs):
         if kwargs.get('type') and kwargs.get('category'):
             if kwargs['type'] not in self.category_type_mapping[kwargs['category']]:
-                raise NewAttributeError('{} and {} is an invalid combinaison, type for this category has to be in {}'.format(self.type, self.category, (', '.join(self.category_type_mapping[kwargs['category']]))))
+                raise NewAttributeError('{} and {} is an invalid combinaison, type for this category has to be in {}'.format(kwargs.get('type'), kwargs.get('category'), (', '.join(self.category_type_mapping[kwargs['category']]))))
         # Required
         if kwargs.get('type'):
             self.type = kwargs['type']