diff --git a/src/main/java/sqlline/SqlLineOpts.java b/src/main/java/sqlline/SqlLineOpts.java
index 8c742f1b..adb1b1ba 100644
--- a/src/main/java/sqlline/SqlLineOpts.java
+++ b/src/main/java/sqlline/SqlLineOpts.java
@@ -342,8 +342,13 @@ public void set(SqlLineProperty key, Object value) {
         valueToSet = value instanceof Integer || value.getClass() == int.class
           ? value : Integer.parseInt(String.valueOf(value));
       } catch (Exception e) {
-        sqlLine.error(sqlLine.loc("not-a-number"));
-        sqlLine.handleException(e);
+        sqlLine.error(
+            sqlLine.loc("not-a-number",
+                key.propertyName().toLowerCase(Locale.ROOT),
+                value));
+        if (getVerbose()) {
+          sqlLine.handleException(e);
+        }
         return;
       }
       break;
diff --git a/src/main/resources/sqlline/SqlLine.properties b/src/main/resources/sqlline/SqlLine.properties
index 0546fa60..29186ff8 100644
--- a/src/main/resources/sqlline/SqlLine.properties
+++ b/src/main/resources/sqlline/SqlLine.properties
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ no-specified-prop: Specified property [{0}] does not exist. \
   Use !set command to get list of all available properties.
 reset-all-props: All properties were reset to their defaults.
 reset-prop: [{0}] was reset to [{1}]
-not-a-number: "Value should be a number"
+not-a-number: Value for property {0} should be a number. Specified value is: {1}.
 
 jdbc-level: JDBC level
 compliant: Compliant
diff --git a/src/test/java/sqlline/PromptTest.java b/src/test/java/sqlline/PromptTest.java
index 6da5e8f6..936fade2 100644
--- a/src/test/java/sqlline/PromptTest.java
+++ b/src/test/java/sqlline/PromptTest.java
@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@ public void testPromptWithNickname() {
     ByteArrayOutputStream os = new ByteArrayOutputStream();
     SqlLine sqlLine = new SqlLine();
     try {
-      SqlLine.Status status =
+      final SqlLine.Status status =
           begin(sqlLine, os, false, "-e", "!set maxwidth 80");
       assertThat(status, equalTo(SqlLine.Status.OK));
       final DispatchCallback dc = new DispatchCallback();
@@ -149,7 +149,7 @@ public void testPromptWithConnection() {
     ByteArrayOutputStream os = new ByteArrayOutputStream();
     SqlLine sqlLine = new SqlLine();
     try {
-      SqlLine.Status status =
+      final SqlLine.Status status =
           begin(sqlLine, os, false, "-e", "!set maxwidth 80");
       assertThat(status, equalTo(SqlLine.Status.OK));
       final DispatchCallback dc = new DispatchCallback();
diff --git a/src/test/java/sqlline/SqlLineArgsTest.java b/src/test/java/sqlline/SqlLineArgsTest.java
index f0295328..08233eda 100644
--- a/src/test/java/sqlline/SqlLineArgsTest.java
+++ b/src/test/java/sqlline/SqlLineArgsTest.java
@@ -62,8 +62,8 @@ public SqlLineArgsTest() {
     connectionSpec = CONNECTION_SPEC;
   }
 
-  static SqlLine.Status begin(
-      SqlLine sqlLine, OutputStream os, boolean saveHistory, String... args) {
+  static SqlLine.Status begin(SqlLine sqlLine, OutputStream os,
+      boolean saveHistory, String... args) {
     try {
       PrintStream beelineOutputStream = getPrintStream(os);
       sqlLine.setOutputStream(beelineOutputStream);
@@ -509,9 +509,7 @@ public void testManual() {
       new MockUp<Commands>() {
         @Mock
         void less(Terminal terminal, InputStream in, PrintStream out,
-                  PrintStream err,
-                  Path currentDir,
-                  String[] argv) {
+            PrintStream err, Path currentDir, String[] argv) {
         }
       };
 
@@ -1092,11 +1090,11 @@ public void testSetNonIntValuesToIntProperties() {
     SqlLine sqlLine = new SqlLine();
     final String headerIntervalScript = "!set headerinterval abc\n";
     checkScriptFile(headerIntervalScript, false, equalTo(SqlLine.Status.OK),
-        containsString(sqlLine.loc("not-a-number")));
+        containsString(sqlLine.loc("not-a-number", "headerinterval", "abc")));
 
     final String rowLimitScript = "!set rowlimit xxx\n";
     checkScriptFile(rowLimitScript, false, equalTo(SqlLine.Status.OK),
-        containsString(sqlLine.loc("not-a-number")));
+        containsString(sqlLine.loc("not-a-number", "rowlimit", "xxx")));
   }
 
   @Test