diff --git a/src/include/ngspice/iferrmsg.h b/src/include/ngspice/iferrmsg.h
index 1d5a53adb..5ee6c12ed 100644
--- a/src/include/ngspice/iferrmsg.h
+++ b/src/include/ngspice/iferrmsg.h
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ Author: 1986 Thomas L. Quarles
 #define E_BAD_DOMAIN 15 /* output interface begin/end domain calls mismatched */
 #define E_EXISTS_BAD 16 /* error - attempt to create duplicate */
                         /* instance or model. Bail out. */
+#define E_ERR_PSS 17    /* error - during PSS. Bail out. */
 
 #define E_PRIVATE 100   /* messages above this number are private to */
                         /* the simulator and MUST be accompanied by */
diff --git a/src/spicelib/analysis/dcpss.c b/src/spicelib/analysis/dcpss.c
index 9237e3f91..4a60f9d14 100644
--- a/src/spicelib/analysis/dcpss.c
+++ b/src/spicelib/analysis/dcpss.c
@@ -718,7 +718,7 @@ DCpss(CKTcircuit *ckt,
             if (dynamic_test == 0)
             {
                 /* Test for dynamic existence */
-                fprintf (stderr, "No detectable dynamic on voltages nodes or currents branches. PSS analysis aborted\n") ;
+                fprintf (stderr, "Error: No detectable dynamic on voltages nodes or currents branches.\n    PSS analysis aborted\n") ;
 
                 /* Terminates plot in Time Domain and frees the allocated memory */
                 SPfrontEnd->OUTendPlot (job->PSSplot_td) ;
@@ -729,7 +729,7 @@ DCpss(CKTcircuit *ckt,
                 FREE (err_conv) ;
                 FREE (psstimes) ;
                 FREE (pssvalues) ;
-                return (E_PANIC) ; /* to be corrected with definition of new error macro in iferrmsg.h */
+                return (E_ERR_PSS) ; /* error macro in iferrmsg.h */
             }
             else if ((time_err_min_0 - time_temp) < 0)
             {
diff --git a/src/spicelib/parser/sperror.c b/src/spicelib/parser/sperror.c
index d669260d6..c5a7941d3 100644
--- a/src/spicelib/parser/sperror.c
+++ b/src/spicelib/parser/sperror.c
@@ -107,6 +107,9 @@ const char *SPerror(int type)
     case E_NOF2SRC:
 	msg = "no F2 source for IM disto analysis";
 	break;
+    case E_ERR_PSS:
+	msg = "pss failed";
+	break;
     case OK:
 	return (NULL);
     default: