diff --git a/src/common/kernel/give.c b/src/common/kernel/give.c
index 2f80fda15..70878cfcb 100644
--- a/src/common/kernel/give.c
+++ b/src/common/kernel/give.c
@@ -171,7 +171,8 @@ give_men(int n, unit * u, unit * u2, struct order * ord)
   } else if (u2 && (fval(u2, UFL_LOCKED)|| is_cursed(u2->attribs, C_SLAVE, 0))) {
     error = 75;
   } else if (u2 && u2->faction != u->faction && !alliedunit(u2, u->faction, HELP_GIVE) && !ucontact(u2, u)) {
-    error = 73;
+    ADDMSG(&u->faction->msgs, msg_feedback(u, ord, "feedback_no_contact", "target", u2));
+    error = -1;
   } else if (u2 && (has_skill(u, SK_MAGIC) || has_skill(u2, SK_MAGIC))) {
     error = 158;
   } else if (u2 && fval(u, UFL_WERE) != fval(u2, UFL_WERE)) {
@@ -269,7 +270,7 @@ give_men(int n, unit * u, unit * u2, struct order * ord)
       }
     }
   }
-  if (error) {
+  if (error>0) {
     cmistake(u, ord, error, MSG_COMMERCE);
   }
   else if (!u2 || u2->faction!=u->faction) {
@@ -333,7 +334,7 @@ give_unit(unit * u, unit * u2, order * ord)
   }
 
   if (!alliedunit(u2, u->faction, HELP_GIVE) && ucontact(u2, u) == 0) {
-    cmistake(u, ord, 73, MSG_COMMERCE);
+    ADDMSG(&u->faction->msgs, msg_feedback(u, ord, "feedback_no_contact", "target", u2));
     return;
   }
   if (u->number == 0) {
diff --git a/src/common/spells/spells.c b/src/common/spells/spells.c
index 5dc0c366d..579c499ab 100644
--- a/src/common/spells/spells.c
+++ b/src/common/spells/spells.c
@@ -1787,7 +1787,7 @@ sp_treewalkenter(castorder *co)
     }
 
     if (!ucontact(u, mage)) {
-      cmistake(mage, co->order, 73, MSG_MAGIC);
+      ADDMSG(&mage->faction->msgs, msg_feedback(mage, ord, "feedback_no_contact", "target", u));
     } else {
       int w;
 
diff --git a/src/res/messages.xml b/src/res/messages.xml
index a892e2e8a..3babb579b 100644
--- a/src/res/messages.xml
+++ b/src/res/messages.xml
@@ -5193,25 +5193,16 @@
     <text locale="fr">"$unit($unit) in $region($region): '$order($command)' - This unit cannot give anybody away."</text>
     <text locale="en">"$unit($unit) in $region($region): '$order($command)' - This unit cannot give anybody away."</text>
   </message>
-  <message name="error73" section="errors">
+  <message name="feedback_no_contact" section="errors">
     <type>
       <arg name="unit" type="unit"/>
       <arg name="region" type="region"/>
       <arg name="command" type="order"/>
+      <arg name="target" type="unit"/>
     </type>
-    <text locale="de">"$unit($unit) in $region($region): '$order($command)' - Die Zieleinheit hat uns nicht kontaktiert."</text>
-    <text locale="fr">"$unit($unit) in $region($region): '$order($command)' - The target-unit did not contact us."</text>
-    <text locale="en">"$unit($unit) in $region($region): '$order($command)' - The target-unit did not contact us."</text>
-  </message>
-  <message name="error72" section="errors">
-    <type>
-      <arg name="unit" type="unit"/>
-      <arg name="region" type="region"/>
-      <arg name="command" type="order"/>
-    </type>
-    <text locale="de">"$unit($unit) in $region($region): '$order($command)' - Die Ziel-Einheit hat keinen Kontakt mit uns aufgenommen."</text>
-    <text locale="fr">"$unit($unit) in $region($region): '$order($command)' - The target-unit did not contact us."</text>
-    <text locale="en">"$unit($unit) in $region($region): '$order($command)' - The target-unit did not contact us."</text>
+    <text locale="de">"$unit($unit) in $region($region): '$order($command)' - $unit($target) hat keinen Kontakt mit uns aufgenommen."</text>
+    <text locale="fr">"$unit($unit) in $region($region): '$order($command)' - $unit($target) did not contact us."</text>
+    <text locale="en">"$unit($unit) in $region($region): '$order($command)' - $unit($target) did not contact us."</text>
   </message>
   <message name="error71" section="errors">
     <type>