diff --git a/lina.c b/lina.c
index 66deed9..e173195 100644
--- a/lina.c
+++ b/lina.c
@@ -116,9 +116,13 @@ static int scanValue(FILE *fp, char *buffer, int max_length, char first, char *f
     do
         {
             if(n == max_length)
-                // ERROR: Internal buffer is too small to hold
-                //        the representation of this item.
-                return 0;
+                {
+                    // ERROR: Internal buffer is too small to hold
+                    //        the representation of this item.
+                    *error = "Internal buffer is too small to hold "
+                             "the representation of a numeric value";
+                    return 0;
+                }
 
             buffer[n++] = c;
             
@@ -136,27 +140,38 @@ static int scanValue(FILE *fp, char *buffer, int max_length, char first, char *f
     if(dot)
         {
             if(n == max_length)
-                // ERROR: Internal buffer is too small to hold
-                //        the representation of this item.
-                //        (The dot doesn't fit.)
-                return 0;
+                {
+                    // ERROR: Internal buffer is too small to hold
+                    //        the representation of this item.
+                    //        (The dot doesn't fit.)
+                    *error = "Internal buffer is too small to hold "
+                             "the representation of a numeric value";
+                    return 0;
+                }
 
             buffer[n++] = '.';
 
             c = getc(fp);
 
             if(!isdigit(c))
-                // ERROR: Got something other than a 
-                //        digit after the dot.
-                return 0;
-
+                {
+                    // ERROR: Got something other than a 
+                    //        digit after the dot.
+                    *error = "Got something other than a digit after the dot.";
+                    return 0;
+                }
+            
             do
                 {
                     if(n == max_length)
-                        // ERROR: Internal buffer is too small 
-                        //        to hold the representation of
-                        //        this item.
-                        return 0;
+                        {
+                            // ERROR: Internal buffer is too small 
+                            //        to hold the representation of
+                            //        this item.
+                            *error = "Internal buffer is too small to hold "
+                                     "the representation of a numeric value";
+                            return 0;
+                        }
 
                     buffer[n++] = c;
 
diff --git a/test2.c b/test2.c
index 7927cba..9f8ff14 100644
--- a/test2.c
+++ b/test2.c
@@ -15,12 +15,44 @@ struct {
 	double *matrix;
 	int w, h;
 } load_tests[] = {
-	{ .src = "", .matrix = NULL },
-	{ .src = "  []  ", .matrix = NULL },
-	{ .src = "  [1]  ", .matrix = (double[]) {1}, .w = 1, .h = 1 },
-	{ .src = "[1 2 3]", .matrix = (double[]) {1, 2, 3}, .w = 3, .h = 1 },
-	{ .src = "[1, 2, 3]", .matrix = (double[]) {1, 2, 3}, .w = 1, .h = 3 },
-	{ .src = "[1 2 3, 4 5 6, 7 8 9]", .matrix = (double[]) {1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9}, .w = 3, .h = 3 },
+	{ 
+		.src = "", 
+		.matrix = NULL 
+	},
+	{ 
+		.src = "  []  ", 
+		.matrix = NULL 
+	},
+	{ 
+		.src = "  [1]  ", 
+		.matrix = (double[]) {1}, 
+		.w = 1, 
+		.h = 1 
+	},
+	{ 
+		.src = "[1 2 3]", 
+		.matrix = (double[]) {1, 2, 3}, 
+		.w = 3, 
+		.h = 1 
+	},
+	{ 
+		.src = "[1, 2, 3]", 
+		.matrix = (double[]) {1, 2, 3}, 
+		.w = 1, 
+		.h = 3 
+	},
+	{ 
+		.src = "[1 2 3, 4 5 6, 7 8 9]", 
+		.matrix = (double[]) {1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9}, 
+		.w = 3, 
+		.h = 3 
+	},
+	{ 
+		.src = "[1.0 2.0 3.0, 4.7 5.0 6.0, 7.0 8.0 9.5]", 
+		.matrix = (double[]) {1, 2, 3, 4.7, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9.5}, 
+		.w = 3, 
+		.h = 3 
+	},
 };
 
 int main()