diff --git a/collects/drscheme/private/debug.ss b/collects/drscheme/private/debug.ss
index 8806e8ffb4..3fca8ff589 100644
--- a/collects/drscheme/private/debug.ss
+++ b/collects/drscheme/private/debug.ss
@@ -387,7 +387,6 @@ profile todo:
                    (write-special snp (current-error-port)))
                  (display msg (current-error-port))))])
       (send error-text-style-delta set-delta-foreground (make-object color% 200 0 0))
-      (send-out " in:" void)
       (let ([show-one
              (λ (expr)
                (display " " (current-error-port))
@@ -400,8 +399,11 @@ profile todo:
             [exprs (exn:fail:syntax-exprs exn)])
         (cond
           [(null? exprs) (void)]
-          [(null? (cdr exprs)) (show-one (car exprs))]
+          [(null? (cdr exprs))
+           (send-out " in:" void)
+           (show-one (car exprs))]
           [else
+           (send-out " in:" void)
            (for-each (λ (expr)
                        (display "\n " (current-error-port))
                        (show-one expr))
diff --git a/collects/drscheme/private/module-language.ss b/collects/drscheme/private/module-language.ss
index c4366d5235..fa6b5e23eb 100644
--- a/collects/drscheme/private/module-language.ss
+++ b/collects/drscheme/private/module-language.ss
@@ -120,6 +120,21 @@
         (string-constant module-language-one-line-summary))
       
       (inherit get-reader)
+      (define/override (front-end/interaction port settings)
+        (if (null? (namespace-mapped-symbols))
+            (begin
+              (display
+               (string-append
+                "There are no bindings for use in the REPL.\n"
+                "Consider starting your program with:\n"
+                "\n"
+                "  #lang scheme\n"
+                "\n"
+                "and clicking ‘Run’ again.\n")
+               (current-error-port))
+              (λ x eof))
+            (super front-end/interaction port settings)))
+      
       (define/override (front-end/complete-program port settings)
         (let* ([super-thunk (λ () ((get-reader) (object-name port) port))]
                [path (get-filename port)]
@@ -144,7 +159,7 @@
                (let ([super-result (super-thunk)])
                  (if (eof-object? super-result)
                      (raise-syntax-error
-                      'module-language
+                      'Module\ language
                       "the definitions window must contain a module")
                      (let-values ([(name new-module)
                                    (transform-module path super-result)])