diff --git a/pyfpdb/AbsoluteToFpdb.py b/pyfpdb/AbsoluteToFpdb.py
index ca38b84b..1d753284 100755
--- a/pyfpdb/AbsoluteToFpdb.py
+++ b/pyfpdb/AbsoluteToFpdb.py
@@ -201,12 +201,12 @@ class Absolute(HandHistoryConverter):
         if m is None or fname_info is None:
             if m is None:
                 tmp = hand.handText[0:100]
-                logging.error(_("readHandInfo: Didn't match: '%s'") % tmp)
-                raise FpdbParseError(_("Absolute: Didn't match re_HandInfo: '%s'") % tmp)
+                logging.error(_("Didn't match re_HandInfo: '%s'") % tmp)
+                raise FpdbParseError("Absolute: " + _("Didn't match re_HandInfo: '%s'") % tmp)
             elif fname_info is None:
                 logging.error(_("readHandInfo: File name didn't match re_*InfoFromFilename"))
                 logging.error(_("File name: %s") % self.in_path)
-                raise FpdbParseError(_("Absolute: Didn't match re_*InfoFromFilename: '%s'") % self.in_path)
+                raise FpdbParseError("Absolute: " + _("Didn't match re_*InfoFromFilename: '%s'") % self.in_path)
 
         logging.debug("HID %s, Table %s" % (m.group('HID'),  m.group('TABLE')))
         hand.handid =  m.group('HID')