diff --git a/src/frontend/numparam/xpressn.c b/src/frontend/numparam/xpressn.c
index 2a59f807d..a8ac9b6f5 100644
--- a/src/frontend/numparam/xpressn.c
+++ b/src/frontend/numparam/xpressn.c
@@ -1272,7 +1272,7 @@ nupa_substitute(dico_t *dico, const char *s, char *r)
             }
 
             if (*kptr == '\0') {
-                err = message(dico, "Closing \"}\" not found.\n");
+                err = message(dico, "Closing \"}\" not found in line fragment\n    {%s.\n", s);
                 goto Lend;
             }