diff --git a/C/errors.c b/C/errors.c
index 7278e9f42..1fc418464 100644
--- a/C/errors.c
+++ b/C/errors.c
@@ -319,7 +319,7 @@ Error (yap_error_number type, Term where, char *format,...)
   if (type == PURE_ABORT)
     where = TermNil;
   else
-    where = Deref(where);
+    where = CopyTerm(Deref(where));
   if (IsVarTerm(where)) {
     /* we must be careful someone gave us a copy to a local variable */
     Term t = MkVarTerm();
@@ -327,6 +327,7 @@ Error (yap_error_number type, Term where, char *format,...)
     where = Deref(where);
   }
   PrologMode |= InErrorMode;
+  where = CopyTerm(where);
   va_start (ap, format);
   /* now build the error string */
   if (format != NULL)
@@ -1752,7 +1753,7 @@ Error (yap_error_number type, Term where, char *format,...)
     if (type == PURE_ABORT)
       JumpToEnv(MkAtomTerm(LookupAtom("abort")));
     else
-      JumpToEnv(CopyTerm(MkApplTerm(fun, 2, nt)));
+      JumpToEnv(MkApplTerm(fun, 2, nt));
     P = (yamop *)FAILCODE;
   }
   PrologMode &= ~InErrorMode;
diff --git a/pl/modules.yap b/pl/modules.yap
index 81c22e430..de86825bc 100644
--- a/pl/modules.yap
+++ b/pl/modules.yap
@@ -251,10 +251,9 @@ module(N) :-
 	( '$check_import'(M,T,N,K) ->
 %	    '$format'(user_error,"[vsc1: Importing ~w to ~w]~n",[M:N/K,T]),
 	     ( T = user ->
-	       ( recordzifnot('$import','$import'(M,user,N,K),_) -> write(importing(M,T,N,K)),nl
- ; true)
+	       ( recordzifnot('$import','$import'(M,user,N,K),_) -> true ; true)
              ;
-	       ( recordaifnot('$import','$import'(M,T,N,K),_) -> write(importing(M,T,N,K)),nl ; true )
+	       ( recordaifnot('$import','$import'(M,T,N,K),_) -> true ; true )
              )
 	 ;
 	    true
@@ -292,9 +291,9 @@ module(N) :-
         %            '$trace_module'(importing(M:N/K,Mod)),
 %         '$format'(user_error,"[vsc2: Importing ~w to ~w]~n",[M:N/K,T]),
 	  (Mod = user ->
-             ( recordzifnot('$import','$import'(M,user,N,K),_) -> write(importing(M,T,N,K)),nl ; true )
+             ( recordzifnot('$import','$import'(M,user,N,K),_) -> true ; true )
 	     ;
-	     ( recordaifnot('$import','$import'(M,Mod,N,K),_) -> write(importing(M,T,N,K)),nl ; true )
+	     ( recordaifnot('$import','$import'(M,Mod,N,K),_) -> true ; true )
           )
 	 ;
 	   true