diff --git a/src/partition_allocator/partition_allocator.c b/src/partition_allocator/partition_allocator.c
index 99704372e7d446741273b8eb80b251ffecd2db7a..dde9473578b7fbfdaa82dbdb1ecf6b06d3bc9667 100644
--- a/src/partition_allocator/partition_allocator.c
+++ b/src/partition_allocator/partition_allocator.c
@@ -1563,7 +1563,9 @@ static char *_set_internal_wires(List nodes, int size, int conn_type)
 				set=1;
 			}
 		} else {
-			error("AHHHHHHH I can't do it in _set_internal_wires");
+			error("No network connection to create bglblock "
+				"containing bgl[%s]", name);
+			error("Use smap to define bglbokcs in bluegene.conf");
 			xfree(name);
 			return NULL;
 		}