diff --git a/luna/Check.h b/luna/Check.h
index 4327a2be..429e65af 100644
--- a/luna/Check.h
+++ b/luna/Check.h
@@ -9,3 +9,5 @@ extern _noreturn bool __check_failed(const char* file, const char* line, const c
 #endif
 
 #define check(expr) (expr) || __check_failed(__FILE__, STRINGIZE_VALUE_OF(__LINE__), __PRETTY_FUNCTION__, #expr)
+#define expect(expr, message)                                                                                          \
+    (expr) || __check_failed(__FILE__, STRINGIZE_VALUE_OF(__LINE__), __PRETTY_FUNCTION__, message)
diff --git a/luna/Result.h b/luna/Result.h
index 13dfd58a..ed99a04b 100644
--- a/luna/Result.h
+++ b/luna/Result.h
@@ -83,25 +83,25 @@ template <typename T> class Result
 
     int error()
     {
-        check(has_error());
+        expect(has_error(), "Result::error() called on a Result that holds a value");
         return m_error;
     }
 
     Error release_error()
     {
-        check(has_error());
+        expect(has_error(), "Result::release_error() called on a Result that holds a value");
         return {m_error};
     }
 
     const char* error_string()
     {
-        check(has_error());
+        expect(has_error(), "Result::error_string() called on a Result that holds a value");
         return ::error_string(m_error);
     }
 
     T value()
     {
-        check(has_value());
+        expect(has_value(), "Result::value() called on a Result that holds an error");
         return m_storage.fetch_reference();
     }
 
@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@ template <typename T> class Result
 
     T release_value()
     {
-        check(has_value());
+        expect(has_value(), "Result::release_value() called on a Result that holds an error");
         T item = m_storage.fetch_reference();
         m_has_value = false;
         m_storage.destroy();
@@ -221,31 +221,31 @@ template <> class Result<void>
 
     int error()
     {
-        check(has_error());
+        expect(has_error(), "Result::error() called on a Result that holds a value");
         return m_error;
     }
 
     Error release_error()
     {
-        check(has_error());
+        expect(has_error(), "Result::release_error() called on a Result that holds a value");
         return {m_error};
     }
 
     const char* error_string()
     {
-        check(has_error());
+        expect(has_error(), "Result::error_string() called on a Result that holds a value");
         return ::error_string(m_error);
     }
 
     void value()
     {
-        check(has_value());
+        expect(has_value(), "Result::value() called on a Result that holds an error");
         return;
     }
 
     void release_value()
     {
-        check(has_value());
+        expect(has_value(), "Result::release_value() called on a Result that holds an error");
         return;
     }