diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index dcdd2aed..06cf5707 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+2007-11-05  David Lawrence Ramsey  <pooka109@gmail.com>
+
+	* search.c (do_gotolinecolumn): Use a clearer error message if
+	we enter an invalid line or column number, per Mike Melanson's
+	suggestion.
+
 2007-10-11  David Lawrence Ramsey  <pooka109@gmail.com>
 
 	* doc/man/nano.1, doc/man/fr/nano.1, doc/texinfo/nano.texi,
diff --git a/src/search.c b/src/search.c
index e7c4997c..e80d59a0 100644
--- a/src/search.c
+++ b/src/search.c
@@ -1012,7 +1012,7 @@ void do_gotolinecolumn(ssize_t line, ssize_t column, bool use_answer,
 	if (!parse_line_column(answer, &line, &column) || line < 1 ||
 		column < 1) {
 	    if (i == 0)
-		statusbar(_("Come on, be reasonable"));
+		statusbar(_("Invalid line or column number"));
 	    display_main_list();
 	    return;
 	}