diff --git a/acqui/lateorders.pl b/acqui/lateorders.pl
index 9febcf65c9..e72ba350f0 100755
--- a/acqui/lateorders.pl
+++ b/acqui/lateorders.pl
@@ -111,12 +111,12 @@ if ($op and $op eq "send_alert"){
         }
     };
 
-    if ( $@ ) {
-        $template->param(error_claim => $@);
-    } elsif ( ref $err and exists $err->{error} and $err->{error} eq "no_email" ) {
+    if ( ref $err and exists $err->{error} and $err->{error} eq "no_email" ) {
         $template->{VARS}->{'error_claim'} = "no_email";
     } elsif ( ref $err and exists $err->{error} and $err->{error} eq "no_order_selected"){
         $template->{VARS}->{'error_claim'} = "no_order_selected";
+    } elsif ( $@ or ref $err and exists $err->{error} ) {
+        $template->param(error_claim => $@ || $err->{error});
     } else {
         $template->{VARS}->{'info_claim'} = 1;
     }