diff --git a/vlib/v/checker/checker.v b/vlib/v/checker/checker.v
index af5c831591..174e2fe931 100644
--- a/vlib/v/checker/checker.v
+++ b/vlib/v/checker/checker.v
@@ -927,9 +927,10 @@ pub fn (mut c Checker) infix_expr(mut node ast.InfixExpr) ast.Type {
 						}
 					}
 				}
-			} else if left_type.has_flag(.optional) && right_type.has_flag(.optional) {
+			} else if left_type.has_flag(.optional) || right_type.has_flag(.optional) {
+				opt_comp_pos := if left_type.has_flag(.optional) { left_pos } else { right_pos }
 				c.error('unwrapped optional cannot be compared in an infix expression',
-					left_right_pos)
+					opt_comp_pos)
 			}
 		}
 		.left_shift {
@@ -1143,8 +1144,11 @@ pub fn (mut c Checker) infix_expr(mut node ast.InfixExpr) ast.Type {
 	// TODO move this to symmetric_check? Right now it would break `return 0` for `fn()?int `
 	left_is_optional := left_type.has_flag(.optional)
 	right_is_optional := right_type.has_flag(.optional)
-	if (left_is_optional && !right_is_optional) || (!left_is_optional && right_is_optional) {
-		c.error('unwrapped optional cannot be used in an infix expression', left_right_pos)
+	if left_is_optional && right_is_optional {
+		c.error('unwrapped optionals cannot be used in an infix expression', left_right_pos)
+	} else if left_is_optional || right_is_optional {
+		opt_infix_pos := if left_is_optional { left_pos } else { right_pos }
+		c.error('unwrapped optional cannot be used in an infix expression', opt_infix_pos)
 	}
 	// Dual sides check (compatibility check)
 	if !(c.symmetric_check(left_type, right_type) && c.symmetric_check(right_type, left_type))
diff --git a/vlib/v/checker/tests/infix_compare_optional_err.out b/vlib/v/checker/tests/infix_compare_optional_err.out
index f163b59c5e..8a8d27a3d6 100644
--- a/vlib/v/checker/tests/infix_compare_optional_err.out
+++ b/vlib/v/checker/tests/infix_compare_optional_err.out
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 vlib/v/checker/tests/infix_compare_optional_err.vv:6:5: error: unwrapped optional cannot be compared in an infix expression
-    4 |
+    4 | 
     5 | fn main(){
     6 |     if foo() > foo() {}
-      |        ~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+      |        ~~~~~
     7 | }
diff --git a/vlib/v/checker/tests/infix_err.out b/vlib/v/checker/tests/infix_err.out
index 363716913b..ff9049ebde 100644
--- a/vlib/v/checker/tests/infix_err.out
+++ b/vlib/v/checker/tests/infix_err.out
@@ -26,11 +26,11 @@ vlib/v/checker/tests/infix_err.vv:11:7: error: `+` cannot be used with `?int`
       |       ^
    12 | _ = int(0) + g() // FIXME not detected
    13 | _ = g() + int(3)
-vlib/v/checker/tests/infix_err.vv:12:5: error: unwrapped optional cannot be used in an infix expression
+vlib/v/checker/tests/infix_err.vv:12:14: error: unwrapped optional cannot be used in an infix expression
    10 | 
    11 | _ = 4 + g()
    12 | _ = int(0) + g() // FIXME not detected
-      |     ~~~~~~~~~~~~
+      |              ~~~
    13 | _ = g() + int(3)
    14 | _ = g() + 3
 vlib/v/checker/tests/infix_err.vv:13:9: error: `+` cannot be used with `?int`
diff --git a/vlib/v/checker/tests/unwrapped_optional_infix.out b/vlib/v/checker/tests/unwrapped_optional_infix.out
index 146e7e68cc..96ab9cf705 100644
--- a/vlib/v/checker/tests/unwrapped_optional_infix.out
+++ b/vlib/v/checker/tests/unwrapped_optional_infix.out
@@ -2,5 +2,4 @@ vlib/v/checker/tests/unwrapped_optional_infix.vv:5:9: error: unwrapped optional
     3 | }
     4 | 
     5 | println(test() == "")
-      |         ~~~~~~~~~~~~
-
+      |         ~~~~~~