diff --git a/src/conf.c b/src/conf.c
index 1eadc36fe..473802200 100644
--- a/src/conf.c
+++ b/src/conf.c
@@ -160,6 +160,7 @@ char ** readConf(char * file) {
 	int i;
 	int numberOfArgs;
 	short allowCat[CONF_NUMBER_OF_PARAMS];
+	int count = 0;
 
 	for(i=0;i<CONF_NUMBER_OF_PARAMS;i++) allowCat[i] = 0;
 
@@ -171,19 +172,22 @@ char ** readConf(char * file) {
 	}
 
 	while(myFgets(string,sizeof(string),fp)) {
+		count++;
+
 		if(string[0]==CONF_COMMENT) continue;
 		numberOfArgs = buffer2array(string,&array);
 		if(numberOfArgs==0) continue;
 		if(2!=numberOfArgs) {
-			ERROR("improperly formated config line: %s\n",string);
+			ERROR("improperly formated config file at line %i: %s\n",count,string);
 			exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
 		}
 		i = 0;
 		while(i<CONF_NUMBER_OF_PARAMS && 0!=strcmp(conf_strings[i],array[0])) i++;
 		if(i>=CONF_NUMBER_OF_PARAMS) {
-			ERROR("unrecognized line in conf: %s\n",string);
+			ERROR("unrecognized paramater in conf at line %i: %s\n",count,string);
 			exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
 		}
+		
 		if(conf_params[i]!=NULL) {
 			if(allowCat[i]) {
 				conf_params[i] = realloc(conf_params[i],
diff --git a/src/utils.c b/src/utils.c
index fbcf3d9dd..a057fa33f 100644
--- a/src/utils.c
+++ b/src/utils.c
@@ -32,6 +32,9 @@ char * myFgets(char * buffer, int bufferSize, FILE * fp) {
 	if(ret && strlen(buffer)>0 && buffer[strlen(buffer)-1]=='\n') {
 		buffer[strlen(buffer)-1] = '\0';
 	}
+	if(ret && strlen(buffer)>0 && buffer[strlen(buffer)-1]=='\r') {
+		buffer[strlen(buffer)-1] = '\0';
+	}
 	return ret;
 }