diff --git a/saphyr/src/lib.rs b/saphyr/src/lib.rs
index d18f85e..1cba925 100644
--- a/saphyr/src/lib.rs
+++ b/saphyr/src/lib.rs
@@ -50,6 +50,7 @@ pub use emitter::{YamlEmitter, EmitError};
 #[cfg(test)]
 mod tests {
     use super::*;
+
     #[test]
     fn test_api() {
         let s =
@@ -91,6 +92,11 @@ mod tests {
         assert!(writer.len() > 0);
     }
 
+    fn try_fail(s: &str) -> Result<Vec<Yaml>, ScanError> {
+        let t = try!(YamlLoader::load_from_str(s));
+        Ok(t)
+    }
+
     #[test]
     fn test_fail() {
         let s =
@@ -101,6 +107,7 @@ key: [1, 2]]
 key1:a2
 ";
         assert!(YamlLoader::load_from_str(s).is_err());
+        assert!(try_fail(s).is_err());
     }
 
 }
diff --git a/saphyr/src/scanner.rs b/saphyr/src/scanner.rs
index 8811acf..03f717d 100644
--- a/saphyr/src/scanner.rs
+++ b/saphyr/src/scanner.rs
@@ -61,8 +61,10 @@ impl Error for ScanError {
 }
 
 impl fmt::Display for ScanError {
+    // col starts from 0
     fn fmt(&self, formatter: &mut fmt::Formatter) -> fmt::Result {
-       self.info.fmt(formatter)
+        write!(formatter, "{} at line {} column {}", self.info,
+               self.mark.line, self.mark.col + 1)
     }
 }