diff --git a/include/proto/pattern.h b/include/proto/pattern.h
index 450a8db..e9269e4 100644
--- a/include/proto/pattern.h
+++ b/include/proto/pattern.h
@@ -174,8 +174,8 @@
 struct pat_ref *pat_ref_newid(int unique_id, const char *display, unsigned int flags);
 int pat_ref_append(struct pat_ref *ref, char *pattern, char *sample, int line);
 int pat_ref_add(struct pat_ref *ref, const char *pattern, const char *sample, char **err);
-int pat_ref_set(struct pat_ref *ref, const char *pattern, const char *sample);
-int pat_ref_set_by_id(struct pat_ref *ref, struct pat_ref_elt *refelt, const char *value);
+int pat_ref_set(struct pat_ref *ref, const char *pattern, const char *sample, char **err);
+int pat_ref_set_by_id(struct pat_ref *ref, struct pat_ref_elt *refelt, const char *value, char **err);
 int pat_ref_delete(struct pat_ref *ref, const char *key);
 int pat_ref_delete_by_id(struct pat_ref *ref, struct pat_ref_elt *refelt);
 void pat_ref_prune(struct pat_ref *ref);
diff --git a/include/types/stream_interface.h b/include/types/stream_interface.h
index 8049fcc..e060634 100644
--- a/include/types/stream_interface.h
+++ b/include/types/stream_interface.h
@@ -137,6 +137,7 @@
 		} table;
 		struct {
 			const char *msg;	/* pointer to a persistent message to be returned in PRINT state */
+			char *err;        /* pointer to a 'must free' message to be returned in PRINT_FREE state */
 		} cli;
 		struct {
 			void *ptr;              /* multi-purpose pointer for peers */