diff --git a/ftl/core/search.ftl b/ftl/core/search.ftl
index 1869741bc..fcae80877 100644
--- a/ftl/core/search.ftl
+++ b/ftl/core/search.ftl
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ search-invalid-argument = `{ $term }` was given an invalid argument '`{ $argumen
 search-invalid-flag = `flag:` must be followed by a valid flag number: `1` (red), `2` (orange), `3` (green), `4` (blue) or `0` (no flag).
 search-invalid-followed-by-positive-days = `{ $term }` must be followed by a positive number of days.
 search-invalid-rated-days = `rated:` must be followed by a positive number of days.
-search-invalid-rated-ease = `rated:{ $val }:` must be followed by `1` (again), `2` (hard), `3` (good) or `4` (easy).
+search-invalid-rated-ease = `{ $val }:` must be followed by `1` (again), `2` (hard), `3` (good) or `4` (easy).
 search-invalid-prop-operator = `prop:{ $val }` must be followed by one of the comparison operators: `=`, `!=`, `<`, `>`, `<=` or `>=`.
 search-invalid-prop-float = `prop:{ $val }` must be followed by a decimal number.
 search-invalid-prop-integer = `prop:{ $val }` must be followed by a whole number.
diff --git a/rslib/src/search/parser.rs b/rslib/src/search/parser.rs
index e547f319b..99e25bcd1 100644
--- a/rslib/src/search/parser.rs
+++ b/rslib/src/search/parser.rs
@@ -423,7 +423,7 @@ fn parse_prop(s: &str) -> ParseResult<SearchNode> {
                     } else {
                         return Err(parse_failure(
                             s,
-                            FailKind::InvalidPropInteger(format!("{}{}", prop, operator)),
+                            FailKind::InvalidRatedEase(format!("prop:{}{}{}", prop, operator, days.to_string())),
                         ));
                     }
                 } else {
@@ -498,13 +498,13 @@ fn parse_rated(s: &str) -> ParseResult<SearchNode> {
                 } else {
                     return Err(parse_failure(
                         s,
-                        FailKind::InvalidRatedEase(days.to_string()),
+                        FailKind::InvalidRatedEase(format!("rated:{}", days.to_string())),
                     ));
                 }
             } else {
                 return Err(parse_failure(
                     s,
-                    FailKind::InvalidRatedEase(days.to_string()),
+                    FailKind::InvalidRatedEase(format!("rated:{}", days.to_string())),
                 ));
             }
         } else {