diff --git a/phpBB/posting.php b/phpBB/posting.php
index df2ef0d13c..5dc59fea6d 100644
--- a/phpBB/posting.php
+++ b/phpBB/posting.php
@@ -341,11 +341,6 @@ switch ($mode)
 			$is_authed = true;
 			$mode = 'soft_delete';
 		}
-		else if (!$is_authed)
-		{
-			// Display the same error message for softdelete we use for delete
-			$mode = 'delete';
-		}
 	break;
 }
 /**
@@ -394,13 +389,13 @@ $vars = array(
 );
 extract($phpbb_dispatcher->trigger_event('core.modify_posting_auth', compact($vars)));
 
-if (!$is_authed)
+if (!$is_authed || !empty($error))
 {
-	$check_auth = ($mode == 'quote') ? 'reply' : $mode;
+	$check_auth = ($mode == 'quote') ? 'reply' : (($mode == 'soft_delete') ? 'delete' : $mode);
 
 	if ($user->data['is_registered'])
 	{
-		trigger_error('USER_CANNOT_' . strtoupper($check_auth));
+		trigger_error(empty($error) ? 'USER_CANNOT_' . strtoupper($check_auth) : implode('<br/>', $error));
 	}
 	$message = $user->lang['LOGIN_EXPLAIN_' . strtoupper($mode)];