diff --git a/data/en.mse-locale/locale b/data/en.mse-locale/locale
index e9f42fa5..e98ccb86 100644
--- a/data/en.mse-locale/locale
+++ b/data/en.mse-locale/locale
@@ -810,6 +810,10 @@ error:
 	can't write image to set:			Failed to write image to set: '%s'
 	can't import image:					Failed to import image: '%s'
 
+	# Card creation
+	no field with name:					Card doesn't have a field named '%s'
+	can't set value:					Can not set card value '%s', it is not of the right type
+
 	# Script stuff
 	has no member:						%s has no member '%s'
 	can't convert:						Can't convert from %s to %s
diff --git a/src/script/functions/construction.cpp b/src/script/functions/construction.cpp
index ac71dd23..e96cd034 100644
--- a/src/script/functions/construction.cpp
+++ b/src/script/functions/construction.cpp
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ SCRIPT_FUNCTION(new_card) {
     // find value to update
     IndexMap<FieldP,ValueP>::const_iterator value_it = new_card->data.find(name);
     if (value_it == new_card->data.end()) {
-      throw ScriptError(format_string(_("Card doesn't have a field named '%s'"),name));
+      throw ScriptError(_ERROR_1_("no field with name", name));
     }
     Value* value = value_it->get();
     // set the value
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ SCRIPT_FUNCTION(new_card) {
       wxFileName fname( static_cast<ExternalImage*>(v.get())->toString() );
       ivalue->filename = LocalFileName::fromReadString( fname.GetName(), "");
     } else {
-      throw ScriptError(format_string(_("Can not set value '%s', it is not of the right type"),name));
+      throw ScriptError(_ERROR_1_("can't set value", name));
     }
   }
   SCRIPT_RETURN(new_card);