diff --git a/src/main/java/com/conveyal/datatools/manager/gtfsplus/GtfsPlusValidation.java b/src/main/java/com/conveyal/datatools/manager/gtfsplus/GtfsPlusValidation.java
index c71f5d2f2..d1ed60087 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/conveyal/datatools/manager/gtfsplus/GtfsPlusValidation.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/conveyal/datatools/manager/gtfsplus/GtfsPlusValidation.java
@@ -188,7 +188,7 @@ private static void validateTable(
 
         if (tableIsDirections && !gtfsRoutes.isEmpty()) {
             // After we're done validating all the table values, check if every route was checked off in directions.txt
-            issues.add(new ValidationIssue(tableId, "route_id", -1, "Directions table does not define direction names for all routes."));
+            issues.add(new ValidationIssue(tableId, null, -1, "Directions file doesn't define directions for all routes listed in routes file"));
         }
         // Add issues for wrong number of columns and for empty rows after processing all rows.
         // Note: We considered adding an issue for each row, but opted for the single error approach because there's no