diff --git a/src/getdata.c b/src/getdata.c
index 05adee5..906fa27 100644
--- a/src/getdata.c
+++ b/src/getdata.c
@@ -257,8 +257,9 @@ void parse_config(int is_include, const char *restrict config_file,
 				break;
 			} else if (argument == ITS_A_RANGE_SECOND_IP && i == 0) {
 				if (!range_p) {
-					puts("parse_config: range_p uninitialized: report a bug");
-					abort();
+					fpos_t pos;
+					fgetpos(dhcpd_config, &pos);
+					error(EXIT_FAILURE, 0, "parse_config: parsing failed at position: %Ld", pos);
 				}
 				range_p->last_ip = range_p->first_ip;
 				goto newrange;