diff --git a/koha-tmpl/opac-tmpl/bootstrap/en/modules/sco/sco-main.tt b/koha-tmpl/opac-tmpl/bootstrap/en/modules/sco/sco-main.tt
index 4bc9008b5e..99b01d783c 100644
--- a/koha-tmpl/opac-tmpl/bootstrap/en/modules/sco/sco-main.tt
+++ b/koha-tmpl/opac-tmpl/bootstrap/en/modules/sco/sco-main.tt
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-    [% USE raw %]
+[% USE raw %]
 [% USE Asset %]
 [% USE Koha %]
 [% USE KohaDates %]
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@
                                 [% ELSIF ( circ_error_NOT_FOR_LOAN ) %]
                                     <span id="ce_not_for_loan">This item is not for loan.</span>
                                 [% ELSIF ( circ_error_DEBT ) %]
-                                    <span id="ce_too_much_debt">You owe the library [% DEBT | $Price %] and cannot check out.</span>
+                                    <span id="ce_too_much_debt">You owe the library [% currencySym %] [% DEBT | $Price %] and cannot check out.</span>
                                 [% ELSIF ( circ_error_WTHDRAWN ) %]
                                     <span id="ce_wthdrawn">This item has been withdrawn from the collection.</span>
                                 [% ELSIF ( circ_error_RESTRICTED ) %]
diff --git a/opac/sco/sco-main.pl b/opac/sco/sco-main.pl
index b293f100e1..288bc8a873 100755
--- a/opac/sco/sco-main.pl
+++ b/opac/sco/sco-main.pl
@@ -201,6 +201,7 @@ elsif ( $patron && ( $op eq 'checkout' ) ) {
         );
         if ($issue_error eq 'DEBT') {
             $template->param(DEBT => $impossible->{DEBT});
+            $template->param(currencySym => $currencySymbol);
         }
         if ( $issue_error eq "NO_MORE_RENEWALS" ) {
             $return_only = 1;
@@ -225,6 +226,7 @@ elsif ( $patron && ( $op eq 'checkout' ) ) {
         );
         if ($issue_error eq 'DEBT') {
             $template->param(DEBT => $needconfirm->{DEBT});
+            $template->param(currencySym => $currencySymbol);
         }
     } else {
         if ( $confirmed || $issuenoconfirm ) {    # we'll want to call getpatroninfo again to get updated issues.