1 files changed, 3 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/src/error.h b/src/error.h
index 73a0e395..26cbfafb 100644
--- a/src/error.h
+++ b/src/error.h
@@ -95,8 +95,9 @@ string source_context(const path&            file,
 
 struct error_count {
   std::size_t count;
-  explicit error_count(std::size_t _count) : count(_count) {}
-  const char * what() const { return ""; }
+  std::string message;
+  explicit error_count(std::size_t _count, std::string _msg) : count(_count), message(_msg) {}
+  const char * what() const { return message.c_str(); }
 };
 
 } // namespace ledger