diff --git a/src/www/gfse/cloud.js b/src/www/gfse/cloud.js
index 18cbaae9f..f35ba7012 100644
--- a/src/www/gfse/cloud.js
+++ b/src/www/gfse/cloud.js
@@ -140,7 +140,7 @@ function gfshell(cmd,cont) {
 function check_exp(s,cont) {
     function check(gf_message) {
 	//debug("cc "+s+" = "+gf_message);
-	cont(/parse error/.test(gf_message) ? "parse error" : null);
+	cont(/(parse|syntax) error/.test(gf_message) ? "syntax error" : null);
     }
     if(navigator.onLine)
 	ajax_http_get("upload.cgi?cc="+encodeURIComponent(s),check)
diff --git a/src/www/gfse/cloud2.js b/src/www/gfse/cloud2.js
index 4794e4ea0..7b3d90f0f 100644
--- a/src/www/gfse/cloud2.js
+++ b/src/www/gfse/cloud2.js
@@ -171,7 +171,7 @@ function gfshell(cmd,cont) {
 function check_exp(s,cont) {
     function check(gf_message) {
 	//debug("cc "+s+" = "+gf_message);
-	cont(/parse error/.test(gf_message) ? "parse error" : null);
+	cont(/(parse|syntax) error/.test(gf_message) ? "syntax error" : null);
     }
     gfshell("cc "+s,check);
 }