diff --git a/service/pipelines_test.go b/service/pipelines_test.go
index bfa06aa1455..68eaff10c81 100644
--- a/service/pipelines_test.go
+++ b/service/pipelines_test.go
@@ -301,6 +301,7 @@ func TestBuildErrors(t *testing.T) {
 	tests := []struct {
 		name     string
 		settings pipelinesSettings
+		expected string
 	}{
 		{
 			name: "not_supported_exporter_logs",
@@ -318,6 +319,7 @@ func TestBuildErrors(t *testing.T) {
 					},
 				},
 			},
+			expected: "failed to create \"bf\" exporter, in pipeline \"logs\": telemetry type is not supported",
 		},
 		{
 			name: "not_supported_exporter_metrics",
@@ -335,6 +337,7 @@ func TestBuildErrors(t *testing.T) {
 					},
 				},
 			},
+			expected: "failed to create \"bf\" exporter, in pipeline \"metrics\": telemetry type is not supported",
 		},
 		{
 			name: "not_supported_exporter_traces",
@@ -352,6 +355,7 @@ func TestBuildErrors(t *testing.T) {
 					},
 				},
 			},
+			expected: "failed to create \"bf\" exporter, in pipeline \"traces\": telemetry type is not supported",
 		},
 		{
 			name: "not_supported_processor_logs",
@@ -363,7 +367,7 @@ func TestBuildErrors(t *testing.T) {
 					component.NewID("bf"): badProcessorFactory.CreateDefaultConfig(),
 				},
 				ExporterConfigs: map[component.ID]component.Config{
-					component.NewID("nop"): nopReceiverFactory.CreateDefaultConfig(),
+					component.NewID("nop"): nopExporterFactory.CreateDefaultConfig(),
 				},
 				PipelineConfigs: map[component.ID]*ConfigServicePipeline{
 					component.NewID("logs"): {
@@ -373,6 +377,7 @@ func TestBuildErrors(t *testing.T) {
 					},
 				},
 			},
+			expected: "failed to create \"bf\" processor, in pipeline \"logs\": telemetry type is not supported",
 		},
 		{
 			name: "not_supported_processor_metrics",
@@ -384,7 +389,7 @@ func TestBuildErrors(t *testing.T) {
 					component.NewID("bf"): badProcessorFactory.CreateDefaultConfig(),
 				},
 				ExporterConfigs: map[component.ID]component.Config{
-					component.NewID("nop"): nopReceiverFactory.CreateDefaultConfig(),
+					component.NewID("nop"): nopExporterFactory.CreateDefaultConfig(),
 				},
 				PipelineConfigs: map[component.ID]*ConfigServicePipeline{
 					component.NewID("metrics"): {
@@ -394,6 +399,7 @@ func TestBuildErrors(t *testing.T) {
 					},
 				},
 			},
+			expected: "failed to create \"bf\" processor, in pipeline \"metrics\": telemetry type is not supported",
 		},
 		{
 			name: "not_supported_processor_traces",
@@ -405,7 +411,7 @@ func TestBuildErrors(t *testing.T) {
 					component.NewID("bf"): badProcessorFactory.CreateDefaultConfig(),
 				},
 				ExporterConfigs: map[component.ID]component.Config{
-					component.NewID("nop"): nopReceiverFactory.CreateDefaultConfig(),
+					component.NewID("nop"): nopExporterFactory.CreateDefaultConfig(),
 				},
 				PipelineConfigs: map[component.ID]*ConfigServicePipeline{
 					component.NewID("traces"): {
@@ -415,6 +421,7 @@ func TestBuildErrors(t *testing.T) {
 					},
 				},
 			},
+			expected: "failed to create \"bf\" processor, in pipeline \"traces\": telemetry type is not supported",
 		},
 		{
 			name: "not_supported_receiver_logs",
@@ -423,7 +430,7 @@ func TestBuildErrors(t *testing.T) {
 					component.NewID("bf"): badReceiverFactory.CreateDefaultConfig(),
 				},
 				ExporterConfigs: map[component.ID]component.Config{
-					component.NewID("nop"): nopReceiverFactory.CreateDefaultConfig(),
+					component.NewID("nop"): nopExporterFactory.CreateDefaultConfig(),
 				},
 				PipelineConfigs: map[component.ID]*ConfigServicePipeline{
 					component.NewID("logs"): {
@@ -432,6 +439,7 @@ func TestBuildErrors(t *testing.T) {
 					},
 				},
 			},
+			expected: "failed to create \"bf\" receiver, in pipeline \"logs\": telemetry type is not supported",
 		},
 		{
 			name: "not_supported_receiver_metrics",
@@ -440,7 +448,7 @@ func TestBuildErrors(t *testing.T) {
 					component.NewID("bf"): badReceiverFactory.CreateDefaultConfig(),
 				},
 				ExporterConfigs: map[component.ID]component.Config{
-					component.NewID("nop"): nopReceiverFactory.CreateDefaultConfig(),
+					component.NewID("nop"): nopExporterFactory.CreateDefaultConfig(),
 				},
 				PipelineConfigs: map[component.ID]*ConfigServicePipeline{
 					component.NewID("metrics"): {
@@ -449,6 +457,7 @@ func TestBuildErrors(t *testing.T) {
 					},
 				},
 			},
+			expected: "failed to create \"bf\" receiver, in pipeline \"metrics\": telemetry type is not supported",
 		},
 		{
 			name: "not_supported_receiver_traces",
@@ -457,7 +466,7 @@ func TestBuildErrors(t *testing.T) {
 					component.NewID("bf"): badReceiverFactory.CreateDefaultConfig(),
 				},
 				ExporterConfigs: map[component.ID]component.Config{
-					component.NewID("nop"): nopReceiverFactory.CreateDefaultConfig(),
+					component.NewID("nop"): nopExporterFactory.CreateDefaultConfig(),
 				},
 				PipelineConfigs: map[component.ID]*ConfigServicePipeline{
 					component.NewID("traces"): {
@@ -466,6 +475,7 @@ func TestBuildErrors(t *testing.T) {
 					},
 				},
 			},
+			expected: "failed to create \"bf\" receiver, in pipeline \"traces\": telemetry type is not supported",
 		},
 		{
 			name: "unknown_exporter_config",
@@ -474,15 +484,16 @@ func TestBuildErrors(t *testing.T) {
 					component.NewID("nop"): nopReceiverFactory.CreateDefaultConfig(),
 				},
 				ExporterConfigs: map[component.ID]component.Config{
-					component.NewID("nop"): nopReceiverFactory.CreateDefaultConfig(),
+					component.NewID("nop"): nopExporterFactory.CreateDefaultConfig(),
 				},
 				PipelineConfigs: map[component.ID]*ConfigServicePipeline{
 					component.NewID("traces"): {
 						Receivers: []component.ID{component.NewID("nop")},
-						Exporters: []component.ID{component.NewID("nop"), component.NewID("nop/1")},
+						Exporters: []component.ID{component.NewID("nop"), component.NewIDWithName("nop", "1")},
 					},
 				},
 			},
+			expected: "exporter \"nop/1\" is not configured",
 		},
 		{
 			name: "unknown_exporter_factory",
@@ -491,7 +502,7 @@ func TestBuildErrors(t *testing.T) {
 					component.NewID("nop"): nopReceiverFactory.CreateDefaultConfig(),
 				},
 				ExporterConfigs: map[component.ID]component.Config{
-					component.NewID("unknown"): nopReceiverFactory.CreateDefaultConfig(),
+					component.NewID("unknown"): nopExporterFactory.CreateDefaultConfig(),
 				},
 				PipelineConfigs: map[component.ID]*ConfigServicePipeline{
 					component.NewID("traces"): {
@@ -500,6 +511,7 @@ func TestBuildErrors(t *testing.T) {
 					},
 				},
 			},
+			expected: "exporter factory not available for: \"unknown\"",
 		},
 		{
 			name: "unknown_processor_config",
@@ -511,16 +523,17 @@ func TestBuildErrors(t *testing.T) {
 					component.NewID("nop"): nopProcessorFactory.CreateDefaultConfig(),
 				},
 				ExporterConfigs: map[component.ID]component.Config{
-					component.NewID("nop"): nopReceiverFactory.CreateDefaultConfig(),
+					component.NewID("nop"): nopExporterFactory.CreateDefaultConfig(),
 				},
 				PipelineConfigs: map[component.ID]*ConfigServicePipeline{
 					component.NewID("metrics"): {
 						Receivers:  []component.ID{component.NewID("nop")},
-						Processors: []component.ID{component.NewID("nop"), component.NewID("nop/1")},
+						Processors: []component.ID{component.NewID("nop"), component.NewIDWithName("nop", "1")},
 						Exporters:  []component.ID{component.NewID("nop")},
 					},
 				},
 			},
+			expected: "processor \"nop/1\" is not configured",
 		},
 		{
 			name: "unknown_processor_factory",
@@ -532,7 +545,7 @@ func TestBuildErrors(t *testing.T) {
 					component.NewID("unknown"): nopProcessorFactory.CreateDefaultConfig(),
 				},
 				ExporterConfigs: map[component.ID]component.Config{
-					component.NewID("nop"): nopReceiverFactory.CreateDefaultConfig(),
+					component.NewID("nop"): nopExporterFactory.CreateDefaultConfig(),
 				},
 				PipelineConfigs: map[component.ID]*ConfigServicePipeline{
 					component.NewID("metrics"): {
@@ -542,6 +555,7 @@ func TestBuildErrors(t *testing.T) {
 					},
 				},
 			},
+			expected: "processor factory not available for: \"unknown\"",
 		},
 		{
 			name: "unknown_receiver_config",
@@ -550,15 +564,16 @@ func TestBuildErrors(t *testing.T) {
 					component.NewID("nop"): nopReceiverFactory.CreateDefaultConfig(),
 				},
 				ExporterConfigs: map[component.ID]component.Config{
-					component.NewID("nop"): nopReceiverFactory.CreateDefaultConfig(),
+					component.NewID("nop"): nopExporterFactory.CreateDefaultConfig(),
 				},
 				PipelineConfigs: map[component.ID]*ConfigServicePipeline{
 					component.NewID("logs"): {
-						Receivers: []component.ID{component.NewID("nop"), component.NewID("nop/1")},
+						Receivers: []component.ID{component.NewID("nop"), component.NewIDWithName("nop", "1")},
 						Exporters: []component.ID{component.NewID("nop")},
 					},
 				},
 			},
+			expected: "receiver \"nop/1\" is not configured",
 		},
 		{
 			name: "unknown_receiver_factory",
@@ -567,7 +582,7 @@ func TestBuildErrors(t *testing.T) {
 					component.NewID("unknown"): nopReceiverFactory.CreateDefaultConfig(),
 				},
 				ExporterConfigs: map[component.ID]component.Config{
-					component.NewID("nop"): nopReceiverFactory.CreateDefaultConfig(),
+					component.NewID("nop"): nopExporterFactory.CreateDefaultConfig(),
 				},
 				PipelineConfigs: map[component.ID]*ConfigServicePipeline{
 					component.NewID("logs"): {
@@ -576,6 +591,7 @@ func TestBuildErrors(t *testing.T) {
 					},
 				},
 			},
+			expected: "receiver factory not available for: \"unknown\"",
 		},
 	}
 
@@ -598,7 +614,7 @@ func TestBuildErrors(t *testing.T) {
 			}
 
 			_, err := buildPipelines(context.Background(), set)
-			assert.Error(t, err)
+			assert.EqualError(t, err, test.expected)
 		})
 	}
 }