diff --git a/src/token.c b/src/token.c
index e2c37a29..587888fc 100644
--- a/src/token.c
+++ b/src/token.c
@@ -233,6 +233,7 @@ void FindNumericToken(char const *s, Token *t)
     int mult = 1, hour, min;
     char const *s_orig = s;
     int ampm = 0;
+    int r;
 
     t->type = T_Illegal;
     t->val = 0;
@@ -243,7 +244,8 @@ void FindNumericToken(char const *s, Token *t)
 	if (*s == '-' || *s == '/') {
 	    char const *p = s_orig;
 	    int dse, tim;
-	    if (ParseLiteralDate(&p, &dse, &tim) == OK) {
+            r = ParseLiteralDate(&p, &dse, &tim);
+	    if (r == OK) {
 		if (*p) return;
 		if (tim == NO_TIME) {
 		    t->type = T_Date;
@@ -252,7 +254,9 @@ void FindNumericToken(char const *s, Token *t)
 		}
 		t->type = T_DateTime;
 		t->val = MINUTES_PER_DAY * dse + tim;
-	    }
+	    } else {
+                Wprint("%s: `%s'", ErrMsg[r], s_orig);
+            }
 	    return;
 	}
 
diff --git a/tests/test.cmp b/tests/test.cmp
index 36712497..a4b8b285 100644
--- a/tests/test.cmp
+++ b/tests/test.cmp
@@ -5699,8 +5699,17 @@ set zxk dooby(1)
 Entering UserFN dooby(1)
 Leaving UserFN dooby(1) => 1
 
-REM 1 Jan 1873 MSG hehah
+REM 1 Jan 1873 MSG This should fail
 ../tests/test.rem(1122): Number `1873' is not recognized as a year or a day number
+REM 1873-12-11 MSG Also bad.
+../tests/test.rem(1123): Bad date specification: `1873-12-11'
+../tests/test.rem(1123): Missing REM type; assuming MSG
+../tests/test.rem(1123): Trig = Saturday, 16 February, 1991
+../tests/test.rem(1123): Function `subst_ampm' defined at ../tests/test.rem:931 should take 1 argument, but actually takes 7
+../tests/test.rem(1123): Function `subst_ampm' defined at ../tests/test.rem:931 should take 1 argument, but actually takes 7
+1873-12-11 MSG Also bad.
+
+
 # Don't want Remind to queue reminders
 EXIT
 
diff --git a/tests/test.rem b/tests/test.rem
index dfdb5f6b..8266360a 100644
--- a/tests/test.rem
+++ b/tests/test.rem
@@ -1119,7 +1119,9 @@ set zxk dooby()
 set zxk dooby(1, 2)
 set zxk dooby(1)
 
-REM 1 Jan 1873 MSG hehah
+REM 1 Jan 1873 MSG This should fail
+REM 1873-12-11 MSG Also bad.
+
 # Don't want Remind to queue reminders
 EXIT