diff --git a/src/TALLY/compute_heat_flux_tally.cpp b/src/TALLY/compute_heat_flux_tally.cpp
index 9142f7859c..47b9fb5681 100644
--- a/src/TALLY/compute_heat_flux_tally.cpp
+++ b/src/TALLY/compute_heat_flux_tally.cpp
@@ -29,10 +29,11 @@ using namespace LAMMPS_NS;
 ComputeHeatFluxTally::ComputeHeatFluxTally(LAMMPS *lmp, int narg, char **arg) :
     Compute(lmp, narg, arg)
 {
-  if (narg < 4) error->all(FLERR, "Illegal compute heat/flux/tally command");
+  if (narg < 4) utils::missing_cmd_args(FLERR, "compute heat/flux/tally", error);
 
   igroup2 = group->find(arg[3]);
-  if (igroup2 == -1) error->all(FLERR, "Could not find compute heat/flux/tally second group ID");
+  if (igroup2 == -1)
+    error->all(FLERR, "Could not find compute heat/flux/tally second group ID {}", arg[3]);
   groupbit2 = group->bitmask[igroup2];
 
   vector_flag = 1;
diff --git a/src/TALLY/compute_heat_flux_virial_tally.cpp b/src/TALLY/compute_heat_flux_virial_tally.cpp
index ec7781b0aa..7e4b27f361 100644
--- a/src/TALLY/compute_heat_flux_virial_tally.cpp
+++ b/src/TALLY/compute_heat_flux_virial_tally.cpp
@@ -29,11 +29,11 @@ using namespace LAMMPS_NS;
 ComputeHeatFluxVirialTally::ComputeHeatFluxVirialTally(LAMMPS *lmp, int narg, char **arg) :
     Compute(lmp, narg, arg)
 {
-  if (narg < 4) error->all(FLERR, "Illegal compute heat/flux/virial/tally command");
+  if (narg < 4) utils::missing_cmd_args(FLERR, "compute heat/flux/virial/tally", error);
 
   igroup2 = group->find(arg[3]);
   if (igroup2 == -1)
-    error->all(FLERR, "Could not find compute heat/flux/virial/tally second group ID");
+    error->all(FLERR, "Could not find compute heat/flux/virial/tally second group ID {}", arg[3]);
   groupbit2 = group->bitmask[igroup2];
 
   scalar_flag = 1;
diff --git a/src/TALLY/compute_pe_mol_tally.cpp b/src/TALLY/compute_pe_mol_tally.cpp
index 049563bc14..66e9972464 100644
--- a/src/TALLY/compute_pe_mol_tally.cpp
+++ b/src/TALLY/compute_pe_mol_tally.cpp
@@ -27,10 +27,11 @@ using namespace LAMMPS_NS;
 
 ComputePEMolTally::ComputePEMolTally(LAMMPS *lmp, int narg, char **arg) : Compute(lmp, narg, arg)
 {
-  if (narg < 4) error->all(FLERR, "Illegal compute pe/mol/tally command");
+  if (narg < 4) utils::missing_cmd_args(FLERR, "compute pe/mol/tally", error);
 
   igroup2 = group->find(arg[3]);
-  if (igroup2 == -1) error->all(FLERR, "Could not find compute pe/mol/tally second group ID");
+  if (igroup2 == -1)
+    error->all(FLERR, "Could not find compute pe/mol/tally second group ID {}", arg[3]);
   groupbit2 = group->bitmask[igroup2];
 
   vector_flag = 1;
diff --git a/src/TALLY/compute_pe_tally.cpp b/src/TALLY/compute_pe_tally.cpp
index fc13a3b8da..c2dd133016 100644
--- a/src/TALLY/compute_pe_tally.cpp
+++ b/src/TALLY/compute_pe_tally.cpp
@@ -28,10 +28,10 @@ using namespace LAMMPS_NS;
 
 ComputePETally::ComputePETally(LAMMPS *lmp, int narg, char **arg) : Compute(lmp, narg, arg)
 {
-  if (narg < 4) error->all(FLERR, "Illegal compute pe/tally command");
+  if (narg < 4) utils::missing_cmd_args(FLERR, "compute pe/tally", error);
 
   igroup2 = group->find(arg[3]);
-  if (igroup2 == -1) error->all(FLERR, "Could not find compute pe/tally second group ID");
+  if (igroup2 == -1) error->all(FLERR, "Could not find compute pe/tally second group ID {}", arg[3]);
   groupbit2 = group->bitmask[igroup2];
 
   scalar_flag = 1;
diff --git a/src/TALLY/compute_stress_tally.cpp b/src/TALLY/compute_stress_tally.cpp
index 32c3e83bb4..b5b54c495c 100644
--- a/src/TALLY/compute_stress_tally.cpp
+++ b/src/TALLY/compute_stress_tally.cpp
@@ -29,10 +29,11 @@ using namespace LAMMPS_NS;
 
 ComputeStressTally::ComputeStressTally(LAMMPS *lmp, int narg, char **arg) : Compute(lmp, narg, arg)
 {
-  if (narg < 4) error->all(FLERR, "Illegal compute stress/tally command");
+  if (narg < 4) utils::missing_cmd_args(FLERR, "compute stress/tally", error);
 
   igroup2 = group->find(arg[3]);
-  if (igroup2 == -1) error->all(FLERR, "Could not find compute stress/tally second group ID");
+  if (igroup2 == -1)
+    error->all(FLERR, "Could not find compute stress/tally second group ID {}", arg[3]);
   groupbit2 = group->bitmask[igroup2];
 
   scalar_flag = 1;