diff --git a/internal/ids/ids.go b/internal/ids/ids.go
index b1c06e481..74df3ea7e 100644
--- a/internal/ids/ids.go
+++ b/internal/ids/ids.go
@@ -4,23 +4,32 @@ package ids
 import "fmt"
 
 // IDs is the IDs type
-type IDs map[string]int
+type IDs struct {
+	ids  map[string]int
+	kind string
+}
 
 // New IDs
-func New() IDs {
-	return IDs(map[string]int{})
+func New(kind string) IDs {
+	return IDs{
+		ids:  map[string]int{},
+		kind: kind,
+	}
 }
 
 // Inc increment the counter of the given id
-func (ids IDs) Inc(id string) {
-	ids[id]++
+func (i IDs) Inc(id string) {
+	i.ids[id]++
 }
 
 // Validate errors if there are any ids with counter > 1
-func (ids IDs) Validate() error {
-	for id, cont := range ids {
-		if cont > 1 {
-			return fmt.Errorf("found %d items with the ID '%s', please fix your config", cont, id)
+func (i IDs) Validate() error {
+	for id, count := range i.ids {
+		if count > 1 {
+			return fmt.Errorf(
+				"found %d %s with the ID '%s', please fix your config",
+				count, i.kind, id,
+			)
 		}
 	}
 	return nil
diff --git a/internal/ids/ids_test.go b/internal/ids/ids_test.go
index 6c2642d29..67218a520 100644
--- a/internal/ids/ids_test.go
+++ b/internal/ids/ids_test.go
@@ -7,16 +7,16 @@ import (
 )
 
 func TestIDs(t *testing.T) {
-	var ids = New()
+	var ids = New("foos")
 	ids.Inc("foo")
 	ids.Inc("bar")
 	require.NoError(t, ids.Validate())
 }
 
 func TestIDsError(t *testing.T) {
-	var ids = New()
+	var ids = New("builds")
 	ids.Inc("foo")
 	ids.Inc("bar")
 	ids.Inc("foo")
-	require.EqualError(t, ids.Validate(), "found 2 items with the ID 'foo', please fix your config")
+	require.EqualError(t, ids.Validate(), "found 2 builds with the ID 'foo', please fix your config")
 }
diff --git a/internal/pipe/archive/archive.go b/internal/pipe/archive/archive.go
index 70be78ec8..e8e6619c5 100644
--- a/internal/pipe/archive/archive.go
+++ b/internal/pipe/archive/archive.go
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ func (Pipe) String() string {
 
 // Default sets the pipe defaults
 func (Pipe) Default(ctx *context.Context) error {
-	var ids = ids.New()
+	var ids = ids.New("archives")
 	if len(ctx.Config.Archives) == 0 {
 		ctx.Config.Archives = append(ctx.Config.Archives, ctx.Config.Archive)
 		if !reflect.DeepEqual(ctx.Config.Archive, config.Archive{}) {
diff --git a/internal/pipe/archive/archive_test.go b/internal/pipe/archive/archive_test.go
index 9987caf39..b685e8f61 100644
--- a/internal/pipe/archive/archive_test.go
+++ b/internal/pipe/archive/archive_test.go
@@ -678,5 +678,5 @@ func TestSeveralArchivesWithTheSameID(t *testing.T) {
 			},
 		},
 	}
-	require.EqualError(t, Pipe{}.Default(ctx), "found 2 items with the ID 'a', please fix your config")
+	require.EqualError(t, Pipe{}.Default(ctx), "found 2 archives with the ID 'a', please fix your config")
 }
diff --git a/internal/pipe/build/build.go b/internal/pipe/build/build.go
index cd382ec64..10159274c 100644
--- a/internal/pipe/build/build.go
+++ b/internal/pipe/build/build.go
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ func (Pipe) Run(ctx *context.Context) error {
 
 // Default sets the pipe defaults
 func (Pipe) Default(ctx *context.Context) error {
-	var ids = ids.New()
+	var ids = ids.New("builds")
 	for i, build := range ctx.Config.Builds {
 		ctx.Config.Builds[i] = buildWithDefaults(ctx, build)
 		ids.Inc(ctx.Config.Builds[i].ID)
diff --git a/internal/pipe/build/build_test.go b/internal/pipe/build/build_test.go
index 301e79b66..9441df6cf 100644
--- a/internal/pipe/build/build_test.go
+++ b/internal/pipe/build/build_test.go
@@ -253,7 +253,7 @@ func TestDefaultBuildID(t *testing.T) {
 			},
 		},
 	}
-	assert.EqualError(t, Pipe{}.Default(ctx), "found 2 items with the ID 'foo', please fix your config")
+	assert.EqualError(t, Pipe{}.Default(ctx), "found 2 builds with the ID 'foo', please fix your config")
 	var build = ctx.Config.Builds[0]
 	assert.Equal(t, ctx.Config.ProjectName, build.ID)
 }
@@ -273,7 +273,7 @@ func TestSeveralBuildsWithTheSameID(t *testing.T) {
 			},
 		},
 	}
-	assert.EqualError(t, Pipe{}.Default(ctx), "found 2 items with the ID 'a', please fix your config")
+	assert.EqualError(t, Pipe{}.Default(ctx), "found 2 builds with the ID 'a', please fix your config")
 }
 
 func TestDefaultPartialBuilds(t *testing.T) {
diff --git a/internal/pipe/nfpm/nfpm.go b/internal/pipe/nfpm/nfpm.go
index 206c34487..78222e323 100644
--- a/internal/pipe/nfpm/nfpm.go
+++ b/internal/pipe/nfpm/nfpm.go
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ func (Pipe) Default(ctx *context.Context) error {
 			deprecate.Notice("nfpm")
 		}
 	}
-	var ids = ids.New()
+	var ids = ids.New("nfpms")
 	for i := range ctx.Config.NFPMs {
 		var fpm = &ctx.Config.NFPMs[i]
 		if fpm.ID == "" {
diff --git a/internal/pipe/nfpm/nfpm_test.go b/internal/pipe/nfpm/nfpm_test.go
index fb94a9645..88cc8a05b 100644
--- a/internal/pipe/nfpm/nfpm_test.go
+++ b/internal/pipe/nfpm/nfpm_test.go
@@ -356,5 +356,5 @@ func TestSeveralNFPMsWithTheSameID(t *testing.T) {
 			},
 		},
 	}
-	require.EqualError(t, Pipe{}.Default(ctx), "found 2 items with the ID 'a', please fix your config")
+	require.EqualError(t, Pipe{}.Default(ctx), "found 2 nfpms with the ID 'a', please fix your config")
 }
diff --git a/internal/pipe/snapcraft/snapcraft.go b/internal/pipe/snapcraft/snapcraft.go
index 01f653a6e..f3f357a35 100644
--- a/internal/pipe/snapcraft/snapcraft.go
+++ b/internal/pipe/snapcraft/snapcraft.go
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ func (Pipe) Default(ctx *context.Context) error {
 			deprecate.Notice("snapcraft")
 		}
 	}
-	var ids = ids.New()
+	var ids = ids.New("snapcrafts")
 	for i := range ctx.Config.Snapcrafts {
 		var snap = &ctx.Config.Snapcrafts[i]
 		if snap.NameTemplate == "" {
diff --git a/internal/pipe/snapcraft/snapcraft_test.go b/internal/pipe/snapcraft/snapcraft_test.go
index d8b8042ae..33a359aea 100644
--- a/internal/pipe/snapcraft/snapcraft_test.go
+++ b/internal/pipe/snapcraft/snapcraft_test.go
@@ -402,5 +402,5 @@ func TestSeveralSnapssWithTheSameID(t *testing.T) {
 			},
 		},
 	}
-	require.EqualError(t, Pipe{}.Default(ctx), "found 2 items with the ID 'a', please fix your config")
+	require.EqualError(t, Pipe{}.Default(ctx), "found 2 snapcrafts with the ID 'a', please fix your config")
 }