Index: generic/nsf.c
===================================================================
diff -u -r9bd2c31a189868ce6564005d7b5a7cf9e0dc81a5 -r2f921800dfd3c92bfa176f9d00f366bfc9341da1
--- generic/nsf.c	(.../nsf.c)	(revision 9bd2c31a189868ce6564005d7b5a7cf9e0dc81a5)
+++ generic/nsf.c	(.../nsf.c)	(revision 2f921800dfd3c92bfa176f9d00f366bfc9341da1)
@@ -16109,12 +16109,22 @@
   paramPtr->paramObj = arg;
   INCR_REF_COUNT(paramPtr->paramObj);
 
-  result = Tcl_ListObjGetElements(interp, arg, &npac, &npav);
+  result = Tcl_ListObjGetElements(interp, paramPtr->paramObj, &npac, &npav);
   if (unlikely(result != TCL_OK || npac < 1 || npac > 2)) {
+    if (procNameObj != NULL) {
+      result = NsfPrintError(interp,
+                             "wrong # of elements in parameter definition " 
+                             "of method '%s'. "
+                             "Should be a list of 1 or 2 elements, but got: '$s'",
+                             ObjStr(procNameObj), ObjStr(paramPtr->paramObj));
+    } else {
+      result = NsfPrintError(interp,
+                             "wrong # of elements in parameter definition. "
+                             "Should be a list of 1 or 2 elements, but got: '%s'",
+                             ObjStr(paramPtr->paramObj));
+    }
     DECR_REF_COUNT(paramPtr->paramObj);
-    return NsfPrintError(interp, "wrong # of elements in parameter definition for method '%s'"
-                         " (should be 1 or 2 list elements): %s",
-                         ObjStr(procNameObj), ObjStr(arg));
+    return result;
   }
 
   argString = ObjStr(npav[0]);
Index: tests/info-variable.test
===================================================================
diff -u -r275da34d3d7a874a451eced58242b738c8a37d1a -r2f921800dfd3c92bfa176f9d00f366bfc9341da1
--- tests/info-variable.test	(.../info-variable.test)	(revision 275da34d3d7a874a451eced58242b738c8a37d1a)
+++ tests/info-variable.test	(.../info-variable.test)	(revision 2f921800dfd3c92bfa176f9d00f366bfc9341da1)
@@ -51,6 +51,15 @@
   #? {Person info parameter syntax age:integer} "/age/"
   #? {Person info parameter syntax -force:switch} "?-force?"
   #? {Person info parameter name "a b"} "a"
+
+  set emsg [string cat \
+                "wrong # of elements in parameter definition. " \
+                "Should be a list of 1 or 2 elements, but got: ''"]
+
+  foreach subcmd {default syntax type list name} {
+    ? [list nsf::parameter::info $subcmd ""] $emsg
+  }
+  
   ? {nsf::parameter::info syntax age:integer} "/age/"
   ? {nsf::parameter::info syntax -force:switch} "?-force?"
   ? {nsf::parameter::info name "a b"} "a"