diff --git a/openstack_releases/cmds/validate.py b/openstack_releases/cmds/validate.py
index 384a3d0fa7..e57abece0e 100644
--- a/openstack_releases/cmds/validate.py
+++ b/openstack_releases/cmds/validate.py
@@ -879,13 +879,13 @@ def validate_new_releases_at_end(deliv, context):
 def validate_new_releases_in_open_series(deliv, context):
     "New releases may only be added to open series."
 
-    if deliv.series_info.allows_releases:
-        print('{} has status {!r} and allows releases'.format(
-            deliv.series, deliv.series_info.status))
+    if deliv.allows_releases:
+        print('{} has status {!r} for {} and allows releases'.format(
+            deliv.name, deliv.series, deliv.stable_status))
         return
 
-    LOG.debug('%s has status %r and will not allow releases',
-              deliv.series, deliv.series_info.status)
+    LOG.debug('%s has status %r for %s and will not allow new releases',
+              deliv.name, deliv.stable_status, deliv.series)
 
     # Remember which entries are new so we can verify that they
     # appear at the end of the file.
@@ -912,9 +912,9 @@ def validate_new_releases_in_open_series(deliv, context):
 
     if new_releases:
         # The series is closed but there is a new release.
-        msg = ('series {} has status {!r} '
+        msg = ('deliverable {} has status {!r} for {}'
                'and cannot have new releases tagged').format(
-                   deliv.series, deliv.series_info.status)
+                   deliv.name, deliv.stable_status, deliv.series)
         context.error(msg)
     else:
         print('OK')
diff --git a/openstack_releases/deliverable.py b/openstack_releases/deliverable.py
index 4431b18dc6..c34a9cfdf0 100644
--- a/openstack_releases/deliverable.py
+++ b/openstack_releases/deliverable.py
@@ -547,6 +547,10 @@ class Deliverable(object):
                 status = self.series_info.status
         return status
 
+    @property
+    def allows_releases(self):
+        return self.stable_status in ('development', 'maintained')
+
     def __eq__(self, other):
         return self.name == other.name
 
diff --git a/openstack_releases/series_status.py b/openstack_releases/series_status.py
index 70a3774876..c2a0e84b1a 100644
--- a/openstack_releases/series_status.py
+++ b/openstack_releases/series_status.py
@@ -47,10 +47,6 @@ class Series(object):
     def eol_date(self):
         return self._data.get('eol-date', None)
 
-    @property
-    def allows_releases(self):
-        return self.status in ('development', 'maintained')
-
 
 class SeriesStatus(collections.abc.Mapping):