diff --git a/src/kits/interface/Shelf.cpp b/src/kits/interface/Shelf.cpp
index efbac3d4fd..f4a0c0fb17 100644
--- a/src/kits/interface/Shelf.cpp
+++ b/src/kits/interface/Shelf.cpp
@@ -561,7 +561,6 @@ BShelf::MessageReceived(BMessage *msg)
 
 	if (err < B_OK) {
 		replyMsg.what = B_MESSAGE_NOT_UNDERSTOOD;
-		replyMsg.AddInt32("error", err);
 
 		if (err == B_BAD_SCRIPT_SYNTAX)
 			replyMsg.AddString("message", "Didn't understand the specifier(s)");
@@ -569,6 +568,7 @@ BShelf::MessageReceived(BMessage *msg)
 			replyMsg.AddString("message", strerror(err));			
 	}
 
+	replyMsg.AddInt32("error", err);
 	msg->SendReply(&replyMsg);
 }
 
diff --git a/src/kits/interface/View.cpp b/src/kits/interface/View.cpp
index 3fb5994232..baf3b93e15 100644
--- a/src/kits/interface/View.cpp
+++ b/src/kits/interface/View.cpp
@@ -3679,7 +3679,6 @@ BView::ResolveSpecifier(BMessage *msg, int32 index, BMessage *specifier,
 
 	if (err < B_OK) {
 		replyMsg.what = B_MESSAGE_NOT_UNDERSTOOD;
-		replyMsg.AddInt32("error", err);
 
 		if (err == B_BAD_SCRIPT_SYNTAX)
 			replyMsg.AddString("message", "Didn't understand the specifier(s)");
@@ -3687,6 +3686,7 @@ BView::ResolveSpecifier(BMessage *msg, int32 index, BMessage *specifier,
 			replyMsg.AddString("message", strerror(err));			
 	}
 
+	replyMsg.AddInt32("error", err);
 	msg->SendReply(&replyMsg);
 	return NULL;
 }
@@ -3805,7 +3805,6 @@ BView::MessageReceived(BMessage *msg)
 		
 	if (err < B_OK) {
 		replyMsg.what = B_MESSAGE_NOT_UNDERSTOOD;
-		replyMsg.AddInt32("error", err);
 
 		if (err == B_BAD_SCRIPT_SYNTAX)
 			replyMsg.AddString("message", "Didn't understand the specifier(s)");
@@ -3813,6 +3812,7 @@ BView::MessageReceived(BMessage *msg)
 			replyMsg.AddString("message", strerror(err));			
 	}
 
+	replyMsg.AddInt32("error", err);
 	msg->SendReply(&replyMsg);
 }