diff --git a/src/lib/error.h b/src/lib/error.h
index 7c8806dcd..abc2d151a 100644
--- a/src/lib/error.h
+++ b/src/lib/error.h
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
 #include <nobug.h>
 #include <stdlib.h>
 
-#define CINELERRA_DIE(message) do { NOBUG_ERROR(NOBUG_ON, message); abort(); } while(0)
+#define CINELERRA_DIE do { NOBUG_ERROR(NOBUG_ON, "Fatal Error!"); abort(); } while(0)
 
 #define CINELERRA_ERROR_DECLARE(err) \
 extern const char* CINELERRA_ERROR_##err
diff --git a/src/lib/plugin.c b/src/lib/plugin.c
index f565c6331..4005bb204 100644
--- a/src/lib/plugin.c
+++ b/src/lib/plugin.c
@@ -140,7 +140,7 @@ cinelerra_plugin_lookup (struct cinelerra_plugin* self, const char* path)
               /* got it */
               TRACE (cinelerra_plugin, "found %s", pathname);
               self->pathname = strdup (pathname);
-              if (!self->pathname) CINELERRA_DIE("out of memory");
+              if (!self->pathname) CINELERRA_DIE;
               self->type = cinelerra_plugin_extensions[i].type;
               return 0;
             }
@@ -163,7 +163,7 @@ cinelerra_interface_open (const char* name, const char* interface, size_t min_re
   plugin.name = name; /* for searching */
 
   found = tsearch (&plugin, &cinelerra_plugin_registry, cinelerra_plugin_name_cmp);
-  if (!found) CINELERRA_DIE("out of memory");
+  if (!found) CINELERRA_DIE;
 
   if (*found == &plugin)
     {
@@ -171,13 +171,13 @@ cinelerra_interface_open (const char* name, const char* interface, size_t min_re
 
       /* now really create new item */
       *found = malloc (sizeof (struct cinelerra_plugin));
-      if (!*found) CINELERRA_DIE("out of memory");
+      if (!*found) CINELERRA_DIE;
 
       if (name) /* NULL is main app, no lookup needed */
         {
           /*lookup for $CINELERRA_PLUGIN_PATH*/
           (*found)->name = strdup (name);
-          if (!(*found)->name) CINELERRA_DIE("out of memory");
+          if (!(*found)->name) CINELERRA_DIE;
 
           if (!!cinelerra_plugin_lookup (*found, getenv("CINELERRA_PLUGIN_PATH"))
 #ifdef CINELERRA_PLUGIN_PATH
diff --git a/tests/examples/plugin_main.c b/tests/examples/plugin_main.c
index 70180dffa..47304c242 100644
--- a/tests/examples/plugin_main.c
+++ b/tests/examples/plugin_main.c
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ main(int argc, char** argv)
   CINELERRA_INTERFACE_TYPE(hello, 1)* hello_de =
     (CINELERRA_INTERFACE_TYPE(hello, 1)*) cinelerra_interface_open ("example_plugin", "german_1", sizeof(CINELERRA_INTERFACE_TYPE(hello, 1)));
 
-  if (!hello_de) CINELERRA_DIE("loading plugin failed");
+  if (!hello_de) CINELERRA_DIE;
 
   hello_de->hello();
 
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ main(int argc, char** argv)
   CINELERRA_INTERFACE_TYPE(hello, 1)* hello_en =
     (CINELERRA_INTERFACE_TYPE(hello, 1)*) cinelerra_interface_open ("example_plugin", "english_1", sizeof(CINELERRA_INTERFACE_TYPE(hello, 1)));
 
-  if (!hello_en) CINELERRA_DIE("loading plugin failed");
+  if (!hello_en) CINELERRA_DIE;
 
   hello_en->hello();