diff --git a/NEWS.md b/NEWS.md
index 5ad7a8f..569f39f 100644
--- a/NEWS.md
+++ b/NEWS.md
@@ -1,13 +1,17 @@
 # arcgislayers (development version)
 
-## Breaking changes
-
-- `dplyr` methods for `collect()`, `select()`, and `filter()` have been removed. <https://github.com/R-ArcGIS/arcgislayers/issues/111> <https://github.com/R-ArcGIS/arcgislayers/issues/224> <https://github.com/R-ArcGIS/arcgislayers/issues/218>
-
 ## New features
 
 - Improve handling of `filter_geom` by `arc_select()` by warning if applying `sf::st_union()` to the filter does not generate a length 1 sfc, or if `filter_geom` is supplied when accessing a Table, or if `filter_geom` is empty (@elipousson, #166)
 
+## Bug fixes
+
+- `arc_select()` includes argument name in error message when `...` contains non-string values. <https://github.com/R-ArcGIS/arcgislayers/issues/226>
+
+## Breaking changes
+
+- `dplyr` methods for `collect()`, `select()`, and `filter()` have been removed. <https://github.com/R-ArcGIS/arcgislayers/issues/111> <https://github.com/R-ArcGIS/arcgislayers/issues/224> <https://github.com/R-ArcGIS/arcgislayers/issues/218>
+
 # arcgislayers 0.3.1
 
 ## Bug fixes
diff --git a/R/arc-select.R b/R/arc-select.R
index 5c923ca..f279ab2 100644
--- a/R/arc-select.R
+++ b/R/arc-select.R
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ arc_select <- function(
     key <- dots_names[i]
     val <- dots[[i]]
     # check that the value is a scalar and non-empty
-    check_string(val, allow_empty = FALSE)
+    check_string(val, arg = key, allow_empty = FALSE)
 
     # insert into query
     query[[key]] <- val