diff --git a/question/export.php b/question/export.php
index e087eac6aa3..057fc725b0f 100644
--- a/question/export.php
+++ b/question/export.php
@@ -93,15 +93,15 @@
         $qformat->setContexttofile(!empty($from_form->contexttofile));
 
         if (! $qformat->exportpreprocess()) {   // Do anything before that we need to
-            error(get_string('exporterror', 'quiz'), $thispageurl->out());
+            print_error('exporterror', 'quiz', $thispageurl->out());
         }
 
         if (! $qformat->exportprocess()) {         // Process the export data
-            error(get_string('exporterror', 'quiz'), $thispageurl->out());
+            print_error('exporterror', 'quiz', $thispageurl->out());
         }
 
         if (! $qformat->exportpostprocess()) {                    // In case anything needs to be done after
-            error(get_string('exporterror', 'quiz'), $thispageurl->out());
+            print_error('exporterror', 'quiz', $thispageurl->out());
         }
         echo "<hr />";
 
diff --git a/question/import.php b/question/import.php
index 9af6270e5b2..f75474146f4 100644
--- a/question/import.php
+++ b/question/import.php
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@
 
    // get display strings
     $txt = new stdClass();
-    $txt->importerror = get_string('importerror','quiz');
     $txt->importquestions = get_string("importquestions", "quiz");
 
     list($catid, $catcontext) = explode(',', $pagevars['cat']);
@@ -134,17 +133,17 @@
 
             // Do anything before that we need to
             if (! $qformat->importpreprocess()) {
-                error($txt->importerror, $thispageurl->out());
+                print_error('importerror', 'quiz', $thispageurl->out());
             }
 
             // Process the uploaded file
             if (! $qformat->importprocess()) {
-                error($txt->importerror, $thispageurl->out());
+                print_error('importerror', 'quiz', $thispageurl->out());
             }
 
             // In case anything needs to be done after
             if (! $qformat->importpostprocess()) {
-                error($txt->importerror, $thispageurl->out());
+                print_error('importerror', 'quiz', $thispageurl->out());
             }
 
             echo "<hr />";