diff --git a/manim/mobject/types/vectorized_mobject.py b/manim/mobject/types/vectorized_mobject.py
index a7bb5ac4f4..b50a683720 100644
--- a/manim/mobject/types/vectorized_mobject.py
+++ b/manim/mobject/types/vectorized_mobject.py
@@ -2856,8 +2856,9 @@ def point_from_proportion(self, alpha: float) -> Point3D:
     def _throw_error_if_no_submobjects(self):
         if len(self.submobjects) == 0:
             caller_name = sys._getframe(1).f_code.co_name
+            cls = type(self).__name__
             raise Exception(
-                f"Cannot call CurvesAsSubmobjects. {caller_name} for a CurvesAsSubmobject with no submobjects"
+                f"Cannot call {cls}.{caller_name} for a {cls} with no submobjects"
             )
 
     def _get_submobjects_with_points(self):
@@ -2866,8 +2867,9 @@ def _get_submobjects_with_points(self):
         )
         if len(submobjs_with_pts) == 0:
             caller_name = sys._getframe(1).f_code.co_name
+            cls = type(self).__name__
             raise Exception(
-                f"Cannot call CurvesAsSubmobjects. {caller_name} for a CurvesAsSubmobject whose submobjects have no points"
+                f"Cannot call {cls}.{caller_name} for a {cls} whose submobjects have no points"
             )
         return submobjs_with_pts
 
diff --git a/tests/module/mobject/types/vectorized_mobject/test_vectorized_mobject.py b/tests/module/mobject/types/vectorized_mobject/test_vectorized_mobject.py
index 4e083611a6..99e17d9b92 100644
--- a/tests/module/mobject/types/vectorized_mobject/test_vectorized_mobject.py
+++ b/tests/module/mobject/types/vectorized_mobject/test_vectorized_mobject.py
@@ -192,6 +192,28 @@ def test_curves_as_submobjects_point_from_proportion():
     np.testing.assert_array_equal(obj.point_from_proportion(0.5), np.array([3, 0, 0]))
 
 
+def test_curves_as_submobjects_error_messages_use_the_actual_class_name():
+    class DerivedCurves(CurvesAsSubmobjects):
+        pass
+
+    obj = DerivedCurves(VGroup())
+
+    with pytest.raises(
+        Exception,
+        match=r"Cannot call DerivedCurves\.point_from_proportion for a "
+        r"DerivedCurves with no submobjects",
+    ):
+        obj.point_from_proportion(0)
+
+    obj.add(VMobject())
+    with pytest.raises(
+        Exception,
+        match=r"Cannot call DerivedCurves\.point_from_proportion for a "
+        r"DerivedCurves whose submobjects have no points",
+    ):
+        obj.point_from_proportion(0)
+
+
 def test_vgroup_init():
     """Test the VGroup instantiation."""
     VGroup()