diff --git a/src/utils/bedFile/bedFile.cpp b/src/utils/bedFile/bedFile.cpp
index 0c24323312e2ded5fb393e5185e3faad03c3e65f..e8921d45f1dd8b2659ab653916908d9b96abfdc6 100755
--- a/src/utils/bedFile/bedFile.cpp
+++ b/src/utils/bedFile/bedFile.cpp
@@ -403,7 +403,7 @@ BedLineStatus BedFile::parseLine (BED &bed, const vector<string> &lineVector, in
 		}
 		// gripe if it's not a blank line	
 		else if (lineVector.size() != 0) {
-			cerr << "It looks as though you have less than 3 columns.  Are you sure your files are tab-delimited?" << endl;
+			cerr << "It looks as though you have less than 3 columns at line: " << lineNum << ".  Are you sure your files are tab-delimited?" << endl;
 			exit(1);
 		}
 	}