diff --git a/query-algebrizer/src/clauses/resolve.rs b/query-algebrizer/src/clauses/resolve.rs
index 58e0d902..bb8ae199 100644
--- a/query-algebrizer/src/clauses/resolve.rs
+++ b/query-algebrizer/src/clauses/resolve.rs
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ impl ConjoiningClauses {
             Constant(NonIntegerConstant::BigInteger(_)) |
             Vector(_) => {
                 self.mark_known_empty(EmptyBecause::NonNumericArgument);
-                bail!(ErrorKind::NonNumericArgument(function.clone(), position));
+                bail!(ErrorKind::InvalidArgument(function.clone(), "numeric", position));
             },
             Constant(NonIntegerConstant::Float(f)) => Ok(QueryValue::TypedValue(TypedValue::Double(f))),
         }
diff --git a/query-algebrizer/src/errors.rs b/query-algebrizer/src/errors.rs
index b76f5ac5..0c93011d 100644
--- a/query-algebrizer/src/errors.rs
+++ b/query-algebrizer/src/errors.rs
@@ -42,9 +42,10 @@ error_chain! {
             display("unbound variable: {}", name)
         }
 
-        NonNumericArgument(function: PlainSymbol, position: usize) {
+
+        InvalidArgument(function: PlainSymbol, expected_type: &'static str, position: usize) {
             description("invalid argument")
-            display("invalid argument to {}: expected numeric in position {}.", function, position)
+            display("invalid argument to {}: expected {} in position {}.", function, expected_type, position)
         }
 
         InvalidLimit(val: String, kind: ValueType) {