diff --git a/common/dsnlexer.cpp b/common/dsnlexer.cpp
index 7934f8e91a..f8703d32f0 100644
--- a/common/dsnlexer.cpp
+++ b/common/dsnlexer.cpp
@@ -671,7 +671,8 @@ L_read:
 
             // L_unterminated:
             wxString errtxt( _( "Un-terminated delimited string" ) );
-            THROW_PARSE_ERROR( errtxt, CurSource(), CurLine(), CurLineNumber(), CurOffset() );
+            THROW_PARSE_ERROR( errtxt, CurSource(), CurLine(), CurLineNumber(),
+                               cur - start + curText.length() );
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/common/exceptions.cpp b/common/exceptions.cpp
index 0b2cca2dbe..ebcd8e2cee 100644
--- a/common/exceptions.cpp
+++ b/common/exceptions.cpp
@@ -70,6 +70,8 @@ void PARSE_ERROR::init( const wxString& aProblem, const char* aThrowersFile,
                         const wxString& aSource, const char* aInputLine, int aLineNumber,
                         int aByteIndex )
 {
+    parseProblem = aProblem;
+
     problem.Printf( _( "%s in \"%s\", line %d, offset %d" ),
                     aProblem,
                     aSource,
diff --git a/include/ki_exception.h b/include/ki_exception.h
index a4f92ecfab..9c9c52ffed 100644
--- a/include/ki_exception.h
+++ b/include/ki_exception.h
@@ -154,8 +154,17 @@ struct PARSE_ERROR : public IO_ERROR
 
     ~PARSE_ERROR() throw () {}
 
+    const wxString ParseProblem() { return parseProblem; }
+
 protected:
-    PARSE_ERROR(): IO_ERROR(), lineNumber( 0 ), byteIndex( 0 ) {}
+    PARSE_ERROR() :
+        IO_ERROR(),
+        lineNumber( 0 ),
+        byteIndex( 0 )
+    {}
+
+protected:
+    wxString parseProblem;
 };
 
 
diff --git a/pcbnew/dialogs/panel_setup_rules.cpp b/pcbnew/dialogs/panel_setup_rules.cpp
index 3cfb6678d0..6f4f0e2a0d 100644
--- a/pcbnew/dialogs/panel_setup_rules.cpp
+++ b/pcbnew/dialogs/panel_setup_rules.cpp
@@ -336,7 +336,13 @@ void PANEL_SETUP_RULES::OnCompile( wxCommandEvent& event )
     }
     catch( PARSE_ERROR& pe )
     {
-        m_Parent->SetError( pe.What(), this, m_textEditor, pe.lineNumber, pe.byteIndex );
+        wxString msg = wxString::Format( _( "ERROR: <a href='%d:%d'>%s</a>%s" ),
+                                         pe.lineNumber,
+                                         pe.byteIndex,
+                                         pe.ParseProblem(),
+                                         wxEmptyString );
+
+        m_errorsReport->Report( msg, RPT_SEVERITY_ERROR );
     }
 
     m_errorsReport->Flush();
@@ -404,20 +410,6 @@ bool PANEL_SETUP_RULES::TransferDataFromWindow()
     if( m_frame->Prj().IsNullProject() )
         return true;
 
-    try
-    {
-        std::vector<DRC_RULE*> dummyRules;
-
-        DRC_RULES_PARSER parser( m_textEditor->GetText(), _( "DRC rules" ) );
-
-        parser.Parse( dummyRules, m_errorsReport );
-    }
-    catch( PARSE_ERROR& pe )
-    {
-        m_Parent->SetError( pe.What(), this, m_textEditor, pe.lineNumber, pe.byteIndex );
-        return false;
-    }
-
     wxString rulesFilepath = m_frame->GetDesignRulesPath();
 
     try