diff --git a/src/Handlebars/Context.php b/src/Handlebars/Context.php
index f3879b2..7ca5809 100644
--- a/src/Handlebars/Context.php
+++ b/src/Handlebars/Context.php
@@ -199,7 +199,7 @@ class Context
                 throw new \InvalidArgumentException(
                     sprintf(
                         'Can not find variable in context: "%s"',
-                        var_export($variableName, true)
+                        $variableName
                     )
                 );
             }
@@ -221,7 +221,7 @@ class Context
                 throw new \InvalidArgumentException(
                     sprintf(
                         'Can not find variable in context: "%s"',
-                        var_export($variableName, true)
+                        $variableName
                     )
                 );
             }
@@ -237,7 +237,7 @@ class Context
                 throw new \InvalidArgumentException(
                     sprintf(
                         'Can not find variable in context: "%s"',
-                        var_export($variableName, true)
+                        $variableName
                     )
                 );
             } else {
diff --git a/src/Handlebars/Handlebars.php b/src/Handlebars/Handlebars.php
index 417820a..20f296d 100755
--- a/src/Handlebars/Handlebars.php
+++ b/src/Handlebars/Handlebars.php
@@ -462,7 +462,7 @@ class Handlebars
             throw new \InvalidArgumentException(
                 sprintf(
                     'Custom template class "%s" must extend Template',
-                    var_export($class, true)
+                    $class
                 )
             );
         }
diff --git a/src/Handlebars/Helpers.php b/src/Handlebars/Helpers.php
index c223ff6..7243f92 100644
--- a/src/Handlebars/Helpers.php
+++ b/src/Handlebars/Helpers.php
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ class Helpers
             throw new \InvalidArgumentException(
                 sprintf(
                     "%s Helper is not a callable or doesn't implement the Helper interface.",
-                    var_export($name, true)
+                    $name
                 )
             );
         }
@@ -142,7 +142,7 @@ class Helpers
             throw new \InvalidArgumentException(
                 sprintf(
                     'Unknown helper: "%s"',
-                    var_export($name, true)
+                    $name
                 )
             );
         }
@@ -182,7 +182,7 @@ class Helpers
             throw new \InvalidArgumentException(
                 sprintf(
                     'Unknown helper: "%s"',
-                    var_export($name, true)
+                    $name
                 )
             );
         }
@@ -242,7 +242,7 @@ class Helpers
             throw new \InvalidArgumentException(
                 sprintf(
                     'Unknown helper: "%s"',
-                    var_export($name, true)
+                    $name
                 )
             );
         }
diff --git a/src/Handlebars/Template.php b/src/Handlebars/Template.php
index ed956f7..a06e3aa 100644
--- a/src/Handlebars/Template.php
+++ b/src/Handlebars/Template.php
@@ -409,7 +409,7 @@ class Template
             throw new \RuntimeException(
                 sprintf(
                     '"%s" is not registered as a helper',
-                    var_export($sectionName, true)
+                    $sectionName
                 )
             );
         }
@@ -469,7 +469,7 @@ class Template
             throw new \RuntimeException(
                 sprintf(
                     '"%s"" is not registered as a helper',
-                    var_export($sectionName, true)
+                    $sectionName
                 )
             );
         }