diff --git a/src/ytdl_sub/downloaders/url/validators.py b/src/ytdl_sub/downloaders/url/validators.py
index 4a22789b..bafe846a 100644
--- a/src/ytdl_sub/downloaders/url/validators.py
+++ b/src/ytdl_sub/downloaders/url/validators.py
@@ -263,7 +263,7 @@ class MultiUrlValidator(OptionsValidator):
                     if unresolved := used_variables & unresolved_variables:
                         raise self._validation_exception(
                             f"variable {variable_name} cannot use the variables "
-                            f"{', '.join(sorted(list(unresolved)))} because they depend on other"
+                            f"{', '.join(sorted(list(unresolved)))} because it depends on other"
                             " variables that are computed later in execution"
                         )
 
diff --git a/tests/unit/config/test_preset.py b/tests/unit/config/test_preset.py
index c3273787..239a46c6 100644
--- a/tests/unit/config/test_preset.py
+++ b/tests/unit/config/test_preset.py
@@ -333,3 +333,26 @@ class TestPreset:
                     "overrides": {"the_bad_one": "ack"},
                 },
             )
+
+    def test_preset_error_added_url_variable_cannot_resolve(self, config_file, output_options):
+        with pytest.raises(
+            ValidationException,
+            match=re.escape(
+                "variable the_bad_one cannot use the variables subtitles_ext because it "
+                "depends on other variables that are computed later in execution"
+            ),
+        ):
+            _ = Preset(
+                config=config_file,
+                name="test",
+                value={
+                    "download": {
+                        "url": "youtube.com/watch?v=123abc",
+                        "variables": {"the_bad_one": "{subtitles_ext}"},
+                    },
+                    "subtitles": {
+                        "embed_subtitles": True,
+                    },
+                    "output_options": {"output_directory": "dir", "file_name": "acjk"},
+                },
+            )