diff --git a/lib/colvars/colvar.cpp b/lib/colvars/colvar.cpp
index 25b0f20b36..e046a0bb12 100644
--- a/lib/colvars/colvar.cpp
+++ b/lib/colvars/colvar.cpp
@@ -406,11 +406,11 @@ colvar::colvar(std::string const &conf)
       const bool found = get_keyval(conf, "extendedTemp", temp, cvm::temperature());
       if (temp <= 0.0) {
         if (found)
-          cvm::log("Error: \"extendedTemp\" must be positive.\n");
+          cvm::error("Error: \"extendedTemp\" must be positive.\n", INPUT_ERROR);
         else
           cvm::error("Error: a positive temperature must be provided, either "
-                            "by enabling a thermostat, or through \"extendedTemp\".\n",
-                      INPUT_ERROR);
+                     "by enabling a thermostat, or through \"extendedTemp\".\n",
+                     INPUT_ERROR);
       }
 
       get_keyval(conf, "extendedFluctuation", tolerance);
diff --git a/lib/colvars/colvarmodule.h b/lib/colvars/colvarmodule.h
index e037a08402..b8959c50c9 100644
--- a/lib/colvars/colvarmodule.h
+++ b/lib/colvars/colvarmodule.h
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 #define COLVARMODULE_H
 
 #ifndef COLVARS_VERSION
-#define COLVARS_VERSION "2014-10-29"
+#define COLVARS_VERSION "2014-10-30"
 #endif
 
 #ifndef COLVARS_DEBUG