diff --git a/src/dorem.c b/src/dorem.c
index 892bc9e9..86056d4d 100644
--- a/src/dorem.c
+++ b/src/dorem.c
@@ -162,7 +162,7 @@ int DoRem(ParsePtr p)
 	    if (p->expr_happened) {
 		if (p->nonconst_expr) {
 		    PurgeEchoLine("%s\n", "#!P: Next line may have expired, but contains non-constant expression");
-		    PurgeEchoLine("%s\n", "#!P: or a SCANFROM clause");
+		    PurgeEchoLine("%s\n", "#!P: or a relative SCANFROM clause");
 		    PurgeEchoLine("%s\n", CurLine);
 		} else {
 		    PurgeEchoLine("%s\n", "#!P: Next line has expired, but contains expression...  please verify");
@@ -363,11 +363,6 @@ int ParseRem(ParsePtr s, Trigger *trig, TimeTrig *tim)
 	    DBufFree(&buf);
 	    r=ParseScanFrom(s, trig, tok.val);
 	    if (r) return r;
-            /* Don't expire reminders with a scanfrom */
-            if (PurgeMode) {
-                s->expr_happened = 1;
-                s->nonconst_expr = 1;
-            }
 	    break;
 
 	case T_RemType:
@@ -869,6 +864,11 @@ static int ParseScanFrom(ParsePtr s, Trigger *t, int type)
 		tok.val = -tok.val;
 	    }
 	    FromDSE(DSEToday - tok.val, &y, &m, &d);
+            if (PurgeMode) {
+                /* Don't purge reminders with a relative scanfrom */
+                s->expr_happened = 1;
+                s->nonconst_expr = 1;
+            }
 	    break;
 
 	default: