diff --git a/userspace/engine/lua/compiler.lua b/userspace/engine/lua/compiler.lua
index 470b38b3..154922c9 100644
--- a/userspace/engine/lua/compiler.lua
+++ b/userspace/engine/lua/compiler.lua
@@ -273,7 +273,7 @@ function compiler.compile_macro(line, list_defs)
    local ast, error_msg = parser.parse_filter(line)
 
    if (error_msg) then
-      print ("Compilation error: ", error_msg)
+      print ("Compilation error when compiling \""..line.."\": ", error_msg)
       error(error_msg)
    end
 
@@ -298,7 +298,7 @@ function compiler.compile_filter(name, source, macro_defs, list_defs)
    local ast, error_msg = parser.parse_filter(source)
 
    if (error_msg) then
-      print ("Compilation error: ", error_msg)
+      print ("Compilation error when compiling \""..source.."\": ", error_msg)
       error(error_msg)
    end