diff --git a/src/ert/_c_wrappers/enkf/ensemble_config.py b/src/ert/_c_wrappers/enkf/ensemble_config.py
index eb3b8362fa4..7f690c200b3 100644
--- a/src/ert/_c_wrappers/enkf/ensemble_config.py
+++ b/src/ert/_c_wrappers/enkf/ensemble_config.py
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@
 from ert.config.summary_config import SummaryConfig
 from ert.config.surface_config import SurfaceConfig
 from ert.parsing import ConfigValidationError, ConfigWarning, ErrorInfo
+from ert.parsing.context_values import ContextList, ContextValue
 from ert.storage.field_utils.field_utils import Shape, get_shape
 from ert.validation import rangestring_to_list
 
@@ -233,7 +234,7 @@ def __init__(
             self.addNode(self.get_field_node(field, grid_file, dims))
 
     @staticmethod
-    def gen_data_node(gen_data: List[str]) -> Optional[GenDataConfig]:
+    def gen_data_node(gen_data: ContextList[ContextValue]) -> Optional[GenDataConfig]:
         options = _option_dict(gen_data, 1)
         name = gen_data[0]
         res_file = options.get(ConfigKeys.RESULT_FILE)
@@ -246,15 +247,22 @@ def gen_data_node(gen_data: List[str]) -> Optional[GenDataConfig]:
         report_steps = rangestring_to_list(options.get(ConfigKeys.REPORT_STEPS, ""))
 
         if os.path.isabs(res_file) or "%d" not in res_file:
-            logger.error(
-                f"The RESULT_FILE:{res_file} setting for {name} is invalid - "
-                "must have an embedded %d - and be a relative path"
+            result_file_context = next(
+                x for x in gen_data if x.startswith("RESULT_FILE:")
+            )
+            raise ConfigValidationError.from_info(
+                ErrorInfo(
+                    message=f"The RESULT_FILE:{res_file} setting for {name} is invalid - "
+                    "must have an embedded %d - and be a relative path"
+                ).set_context(result_file_context)
             )
         elif not report_steps:
-            logger.error(
-                "The GEN_DATA keywords must have a REPORT_STEPS:xxxx defined"
-                "Several report steps separated with ',' and ranges with '-'"
-                "can be listed"
+            raise ConfigValidationError.from_info(
+                ErrorInfo(
+                    message="The GEN_DATA keywords must have a REPORT_STEPS:xxxx defined"
+                    "Several report steps separated with ',' and ranges with '-'"
+                    "can be listed"
+                ).set_context_keyword(gen_data.keyword_token)
             )
         else:
             gdc = GenDataConfig(
diff --git a/src/ert/parsing/error_info.py b/src/ert/parsing/error_info.py
index 01ac526d2fe..c4c810f9a62 100644
--- a/src/ert/parsing/error_info.py
+++ b/src/ert/parsing/error_info.py
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
 # pylint: disable=too-many-instance-attributes
 class ErrorInfo:
     message: str
-    filename: Optional[str]
+    filename: Optional[str] = None
     start_pos: Optional[int] = None
     line: Optional[int] = None
     column: Optional[int] = None
@@ -70,6 +70,7 @@ def attached_to_context(cls, token, *args, **kwargs):
 
     def _attach_to_context(self, token: Optional[FileContextToken]):
         if token is not None:
+            self.filename = token.filename
             self.originates_from = token
             self.start_pos = token.start_pos
             self.line = token.line
diff --git a/tests/test_config_parsing/test_parser_error_collection.py b/tests/test_config_parsing/test_parser_error_collection.py
index 5e30a3dda33..f2c39835acc 100644
--- a/tests/test_config_parsing/test_parser_error_collection.py
+++ b/tests/test_config_parsing/test_parser_error_collection.py
@@ -1059,3 +1059,41 @@ def test_that_deprecations_are_handled(contents, expected_errors):
         assert_that_config_leads_to_warning(
             config_file_contents=contents, expected_error=expected_error
         )
+
+
+@pytest.mark.usefixtures("use_tmpdir")
+def test_that_invalid_ensemble_result_file_errors():
+    assert_that_config_leads_to_error(
+        config_file_contents=dedent(
+            """
+NUM_REALIZATIONS  1
+GEN_DATA RFT_3-1_R_DATA INPUT_FORMAT:ASCII REPORT_STEPS:100 RESULT_FILE:RFT_3-1_R_<ITER>
+
+            """
+        ),
+        expected_error=ExpectedErrorInfo(
+            match="must have an embedded %d",
+            line=3,
+            column=61,
+            end_column=89,
+        ),
+    )
+
+
+@pytest.mark.usefixtures("use_tmpdir")
+def test_that_missing_report_steps_errors():
+    assert_that_config_leads_to_error(
+        config_file_contents=dedent(
+            """
+NUM_REALIZATIONS  1
+GEN_DATA RFT_3-1_R_DATA INPUT_FORMAT:ASCII RESULT_FILE:RFT_3-1_R%d
+
+            """
+        ),
+        expected_error=ExpectedErrorInfo(
+            match="REPORT_STEPS",
+            line=3,
+            column=1,
+            end_column=9,
+        ),
+    )