diff --git a/src/global.c b/src/global.c
index 2155438..6583ac6 100644
--- a/src/global.c
+++ b/src/global.c
@@ -33,7 +33,6 @@ char		s_untitled[]	= "<untitled>";	// FIXME - this is actually const
 
 
 // Exception messages during assembly
-const char	exception_cannot_open_input_file[] = "Cannot open input file.";
 const char	exception_missing_string[]	= "No string given.";
 const char	exception_negative_size[]	= "Negative size argument.";
 const char	exception_no_left_brace[]	= "Missing '{'.";
diff --git a/src/global.h b/src/global.h
index e43fef5..6633fda 100644
--- a/src/global.h
+++ b/src/global.h
@@ -23,7 +23,6 @@
 #define SF_IMPLIED_LABEL	(1u << 1)	// statement had implied label def
 extern char		s_untitled[];
 // error messages during assembly
-extern const char	exception_cannot_open_input_file[];
 extern const char	exception_missing_string[];
 extern const char	exception_negative_size[];
 extern const char	exception_no_left_brace[];
diff --git a/src/input.c b/src/input.c
index d1dd57a..4858d8c 100644
--- a/src/input.c
+++ b/src/input.c
@@ -737,8 +737,15 @@ FILE *includepaths_open_ro(boolean uses_lib)
 			}
 		}
 	}
-	if (stream == NULL)
-		Throw_error(exception_cannot_open_input_file);
+	if (stream == NULL) {
+		// CAUTION, I'm re-using the path dynabuf to assemble the error message:
+		DYNABUF_CLEAR(pathbuf);
+		DynaBuf_add_string(pathbuf, "Cannot open input file \"");
+		DynaBuf_add_string(pathbuf, GLOBALDYNABUF_CURRENT);
+		DynaBuf_add_string(pathbuf, "\".");
+		DynaBuf_append(pathbuf, '\0');
+		Throw_error(pathbuf->buffer);
+	}
 	//fprintf(stderr, "File is [%s]\n", GLOBALDYNABUF_CURRENT);
 	return stream;
 }
diff --git a/src/version.h b/src/version.h
index e68bece..2b2c4cc 100644
--- a/src/version.h
+++ b/src/version.h
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
 
 #define RELEASE		"0.97"		// update before release	FIXME
 #define CODENAME	"Zem"		// update before release
-#define CHANGE_DATE	"20 Aug"	// update before release	FIXME
+#define CHANGE_DATE	"24 Aug"	// update before release	FIXME
 #define CHANGE_YEAR	"2020"		// update before release
 //#define HOME_PAGE	"http://home.pages.de/~mac_bacon/smorbrod/acme/"
 #define HOME_PAGE	"http://sourceforge.net/p/acme-crossass/"	// FIXME