diff --git a/library/utility/general/error/src/error.e b/library/utility/general/error/src/error.e
index e4c266b0..f5231c09 100644
--- a/library/utility/general/error/src/error.e
+++ b/library/utility/general/error/src/error.e
@@ -54,9 +54,9 @@ feature -- String representation
 
 feature -- Status report
 
-	debug_output: STRING
+	debug_output: STRING_32
 		do
-			Result := string_representation.as_string_8
+			Result := string_representation
 		end
 
 feature -- Change
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ invariant
 	name_attached: name /= Void
 
 note
-	copyright: "2011-2012, Eiffel Software and others"
+	copyright: "2011-2014, Jocelyn Fiat, Eiffel Software and others"
 	license: "Eiffel Forum License v2 (see http://www.eiffel.com/licensing/forum.txt)"
 	source: "[
 			Eiffel Software
diff --git a/library/utility/general/error/src/error_handler.e b/library/utility/general/error/src/error_handler.e
index 45085d56..09941972 100644
--- a/library/utility/general/error/src/error_handler.e
+++ b/library/utility/general/error/src/error_handler.e
@@ -260,7 +260,7 @@ feature -- Access
 			has_error_implies_result_attached: has_error implies Result /= Void
 		end
 
-	as_string_representation: STRING
+	as_string_representation: STRING_32
 			-- String representation of all error(s).
 		require
 			has_error
@@ -269,7 +269,7 @@ feature -- Access
 				Result := e.string_representation
 			else
 				check has_error: False end
-				Result := "Error occured"
+				Result := {STRING_32} "Error occured"
 			end
 		end