diff --git a/main/src/main/java/me/blackvein/quests/Quests.java b/main/src/main/java/me/blackvein/quests/Quests.java
index d1b9ee2ba..664eff391 100644
--- a/main/src/main/java/me/blackvein/quests/Quests.java
+++ b/main/src/main/java/me/blackvein/quests/Quests.java
@@ -3070,7 +3070,7 @@ public class Quests extends JavaPlugin implements ConversationAbandonedListener
                             try {
                                 effect = Effect.valueOf(s.toUpperCase());
                             } catch (final IllegalArgumentException e) {
-                                throw new ActionFormatException("effect-locations is not a valid effect name",
+                                throw new ActionFormatException(s + " is not a valid effect name",
                                         actionKey);
                             }
                             final Location l = ConfigUtil.getLocation(effectLocs.get(effectList.indexOf(s)));
diff --git a/main/src/main/java/me/blackvein/quests/convo/actions/tasks/EffectPrompt.java b/main/src/main/java/me/blackvein/quests/convo/actions/tasks/EffectPrompt.java
index 3fd44fe74..f860c7e8a 100644
--- a/main/src/main/java/me/blackvein/quests/convo/actions/tasks/EffectPrompt.java
+++ b/main/src/main/java/me/blackvein/quests/convo/actions/tasks/EffectPrompt.java
@@ -341,7 +341,7 @@ public class EffectPrompt extends ActionsEditorNumericPrompt {
                     } else {
                         effects = new LinkedList<String>();
                     }
-                    effects.add(input.toUpperCase());
+                    effects.add(MiscUtil.getProperEffect(input).name());
                     context.setSessionData(CK.E_EFFECTS, effects);
                     final Map<UUID, Block> selectedEffectLocations = plugin.getActionFactory().getSelectedEffectLocations();
                     selectedEffectLocations.remove(player.getUniqueId());