diff --git a/downloader.py b/downloader.py
index 6395b84..cd74d21 100755
--- a/downloader.py
+++ b/downloader.py
@@ -40,14 +40,14 @@ def urlparse(url):
  if "/auswertung/pix/popup.php/" in url:
   return "http://www.planetromeo.com/img/usr/%s" % url[52:82]
  else:
-  raise ValueError("%s is not a valid URL.")
+  raise ValueError("%s is not a valid URL" % url)
 
 def processURL(url, sender = False, geturls = False, verbose = False, shutup = False):
   verboselog("Processing URL %s..." % url, verbose)
   try:
    purl = urlparse(url)
-  except ValueError:
-   log("Notice: %s is not a valid URL. Skipping." % url, shutup)
+  except ValueError as e:
+   log("Notice: %s. Skipping." % e, shutup)
   else:
    if purl == urlparse(url):
     log("Warning: You may have copied the image URL rather than the link URL from the message window. Use the link URL instead!", shutup)