diff --git a/Operand.cpp b/Operand.cpp
index f24fb93..2d9ff01 100644
--- a/Operand.cpp
+++ b/Operand.cpp
@@ -54,10 +54,10 @@ namespace jet {
 	   throw coreutils::Exception("Expecting ) at end of LEFT expression.");	 
       } else if(in.ifNextIgnoreCase("EXPR")) {
 	 if(!in.ifNext("("))
-	   throw coreutils::Exception("Expecting ( for LEFT parameters.");
+	   throw coreutils::Exception("Expecting ( for EXPR parameters.");
 	 Operand parm1(in, global, lvariables);
 	 if(in.ifNext(")")) {
-	    Operand op(in, global, lvariables);
+	    Operand op(parm1.string, global, lvariables);
 	    string = op.string;
 	    isNumber = op.isNumber;
 	    boolean = op.boolean;