diff --git a/brat/Brat/Checker/Helpers.hs b/brat/Brat/Checker/Helpers.hs
index 39b8ea3..f58ac82 100644
--- a/brat/Brat/Checker/Helpers.hs
+++ b/brat/Brat/Checker/Helpers.hs
@@ -101,27 +101,27 @@ pullPortsRow :: Show ty
              => [PortName]
              -> [(NamedPort e, ty)]
              -> Checking [(NamedPort e, ty)]
-pullPortsRow = pullPorts portName showRow
+pullPortsRow = pullPorts (portName . fst) showRow
 
 pullPortsSig :: Show ty
              => [PortName]
              -> [(PortName, ty)]
              -> Checking [(PortName, ty)]
-pullPortsSig = pullPorts id showSig
+pullPortsSig = pullPorts fst showSig
 
 pullPorts :: forall a ty
            . (a -> PortName) -- A way to get a port name for each element
-          -> ([(a, ty)] -> String) -- A way to print the list
+          -> ([a] -> String) -- A way to print the list
           -> [PortName] -- Things to pull to the front
-          -> [(a, ty)]  -- The list to rearrange
-          -> Checking [(a, ty)]
+          -> [a]  -- The list to rearrange
+          -> Checking [a]
 pullPorts toPort showFn to_pull types =
   -- the "state" here is the things still available to be pulled
   (\(pulled, rest) -> pulled ++ rest) <$> runStateT (mapM pull1Port to_pull) types
  where
-  pull1Port :: PortName -> StateT [(a, ty)] Checking (a, ty)
-  pull1Port p = StateT $ \available -> case partition ((== p) . toPort . fst) available of
-      ([], _) -> err $ BadPortPull $ "Port not found: " ++ p ++ " in " ++ showFn available
+  pull1Port :: PortName -> StateT [a] Checking a
+  pull1Port p = StateT $ \available -> case partition ((== p) . toPort) available of
+      ([], _) -> err $ BadPortPull p (showFn available)
       ([found], remaining) -> pure (found, remaining)
       (_, _) -> err $ AmbiguousPortPull p (showFn available)
 
diff --git a/brat/Brat/Checker/SolvePatterns.hs b/brat/Brat/Checker/SolvePatterns.hs
index 76e9e53..d903465 100644
--- a/brat/Brat/Checker/SolvePatterns.hs
+++ b/brat/Brat/Checker/SolvePatterns.hs
@@ -372,7 +372,7 @@ argProblems srcs na p = argProblemsWithLeftovers srcs na p >>= \case
   _ -> err $ UnificationError "Pattern doesn't match expected length for constructor args"
 
 argProblemsWithLeftovers :: [Src] -> NormalisedAbstractor -> Problem -> Checking (Problem, [Src])
-argProblemsWithLeftovers srcs (NA (APull ps abs)) p = pullPorts portName show ps (map (, ()) srcs) >>= \srcs -> argProblemsWithLeftovers (fst <$> srcs) (NA abs) p
+argProblemsWithLeftovers srcs (NA (APull ps abs)) p = pullPorts portName show ps srcs >>= \srcs -> argProblemsWithLeftovers srcs (NA abs) p
 argProblemsWithLeftovers (src:srcs) na p | Just (pat, na) <- unconsNA na = first ((src, pat):) <$> argProblemsWithLeftovers srcs na p
 argProblemsWithLeftovers srcs (NA AEmpty) p = pure (p, srcs)
 argProblemsWithLeftovers [] abst _ = err $ NothingToBind (show abst)
diff --git a/brat/Brat/Error.hs b/brat/Brat/Error.hs
index 32cea48..f34dba1 100644
--- a/brat/Brat/Error.hs
+++ b/brat/Brat/Error.hs
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ module Brat.Error (ParseError(..)
                   ) where
 
 import Brat.FC
+import Brat.Syntax.Port (PortName)
 
 import Data.List (intercalate)
 import System.Exit
@@ -60,8 +61,8 @@ data ErrorMsg
  | FileNotFound String [String]
  | SymbolNotFound String String
  | InternalError String
- | AmbiguousPortPull String String
- | BadPortPull String
+ | AmbiguousPortPull PortName String
+ | BadPortPull PortName String
  | VConNotFound String
  | TyConNotFound String String
  | MatchingOnTypes
@@ -139,7 +140,7 @@ instance Show ErrorMsg where
   show (SymbolNotFound s i) = "Symbol `" ++ s ++ "` not found in `" ++ i ++ "`"
   show (InternalError x) = "Internal error: " ++ x
   show (AmbiguousPortPull p row) = "Port " ++ p ++ " is ambiguous in " ++ row
-  show (BadPortPull x) = "Port " ++ x ++ " can't be pulled because it depends on a previous port"
+  show (BadPortPull p row) = "Port not found: " ++ p ++ " in " ++ row
   show (VConNotFound x) = "Value constructor not recognised: " ++ x
   show (TyConNotFound ty v) = show v ++ " is not a valid constructor for type " ++ ty
   show MatchingOnTypes = "Trying to pattern match on a type"