diff --git a/src/frontend/typesdef.c b/src/frontend/typesdef.c
index 2fe67e02c..c89fb1e71 100644
--- a/src/frontend/typesdef.c
+++ b/src/frontend/typesdef.c
@@ -353,7 +353,8 @@ com_stype(wordlist *wl)
     int typenum = ft_typenum_x(type);
 
     if (typenum < 0) {
-        fprintf(cp_err, "Error: no such type as '%s'\n", type);
+        fprintf(cp_err, "Error: no such vector type as '%s'\n", type);
+            fprintf(cp_err, "    Command 'settype %s %s ...' is ignored\n\n", type, wl->wl_next->wl_word);
         return;
     }
 
@@ -361,13 +362,13 @@ com_stype(wordlist *wl)
         const char* vecname = wl->wl_word;
         if (*vecname == '@'&& !ft_curckt->ci_curTask->jobs) {
             fprintf(cp_err, "Warning: Vector %s is available only after the simulation has been run!\n", vecname);
-            fprintf(cp_err, "    Command 'settype %s' is ignored\n\n", vecname);
+            fprintf(cp_err, "    Command 'settype %s %s' is ignored\n\n", type, vecname);
             continue;
         }
         struct dvec *v = vec_get(vecname);
         if (!v) {
             fprintf(cp_err, "Warning: no such vector %s.\n", vecname);
-            fprintf(cp_err, "    Command 'settype %s' is ignored\n\n", vecname);
+            fprintf(cp_err, "    Command 'settype %s %s' is ignored\n\n", type, vecname);
         }
         else
             for (; v; v = v->v_link2)