diff --git a/caddyconfig/caddyfile/dispenser.go b/caddyconfig/caddyfile/dispenser.go
index 6c33f4fe..215a1641 100644
--- a/caddyconfig/caddyfile/dispenser.go
+++ b/caddyconfig/caddyfile/dispenser.go
@@ -391,22 +391,22 @@ func (d *Dispenser) Reset() {
 // an argument.
 func (d *Dispenser) ArgErr() error {
 	if d.Val() == "{" {
-		return d.Err("Unexpected token '{', expecting argument")
+		return d.Err("unexpected token '{', expecting argument")
 	}
-	return d.Errf("Wrong argument count or unexpected line ending after '%s'", d.Val())
+	return d.Errf("wrong argument count or unexpected line ending after '%s'", d.Val())
 }
 
 // SyntaxErr creates a generic syntax error which explains what was
 // found and what was expected.
 func (d *Dispenser) SyntaxErr(expected string) error {
-	msg := fmt.Sprintf("%s:%d - Syntax error: Unexpected token '%s', expecting '%s', import chain: ['%s']", d.File(), d.Line(), d.Val(), expected, strings.Join(d.Token().imports, "','"))
+	msg := fmt.Sprintf("syntax error: unexpected token '%s', expecting '%s', at %s:%d import chain: ['%s']", d.Val(), expected, d.File(), d.Line(), strings.Join(d.Token().imports, "','"))
 	return errors.New(msg)
 }
 
 // EOFErr returns an error indicating that the dispenser reached
 // the end of the input when searching for the next token.
 func (d *Dispenser) EOFErr() error {
-	return d.Errf("Unexpected EOF")
+	return d.Errf("unexpected EOF")
 }
 
 // Err generates a custom parse-time error with a message of msg.
@@ -421,7 +421,10 @@ func (d *Dispenser) Errf(format string, args ...any) error {
 
 // WrapErr takes an existing error and adds the Caddyfile file and line number.
 func (d *Dispenser) WrapErr(err error) error {
-	return fmt.Errorf("%s:%d - Error during parsing: %w, import chain: ['%s']", d.File(), d.Line(), err, strings.Join(d.Token().imports, "','"))
+	if len(d.Token().imports) > 0 {
+		return fmt.Errorf("%w, at %s:%d import chain ['%s']", err, d.File(), d.Line(), strings.Join(d.Token().imports, "','"))
+	}
+	return fmt.Errorf("%w, at %s:%d", err, d.File(), d.Line())
 }
 
 // Delete deletes the current token and returns the updated slice
diff --git a/caddyconfig/httpcaddyfile/builtins.go b/caddyconfig/httpcaddyfile/builtins.go
index abd48445..94ca007d 100644
--- a/caddyconfig/httpcaddyfile/builtins.go
+++ b/caddyconfig/httpcaddyfile/builtins.go
@@ -181,17 +181,17 @@ func parseTLS(h Helper) ([]ConfigValue, error) {
 			case "protocols":
 				args := h.RemainingArgs()
 				if len(args) == 0 {
-					return nil, h.SyntaxErr("one or two protocols")
+					return nil, h.Errf("protocols requires one or two arguments")
 				}
 				if len(args) > 0 {
 					if _, ok := caddytls.SupportedProtocols[args[0]]; !ok {
-						return nil, h.Errf("Wrong protocol name or protocol not supported: '%s'", args[0])
+						return nil, h.Errf("wrong protocol name or protocol not supported: '%s'", args[0])
 					}
 					cp.ProtocolMin = args[0]
 				}
 				if len(args) > 1 {
 					if _, ok := caddytls.SupportedProtocols[args[1]]; !ok {
-						return nil, h.Errf("Wrong protocol name or protocol not supported: '%s'", args[1])
+						return nil, h.Errf("wrong protocol name or protocol not supported: '%s'", args[1])
 					}
 					cp.ProtocolMax = args[1]
 				}
@@ -199,7 +199,7 @@ func parseTLS(h Helper) ([]ConfigValue, error) {
 			case "ciphers":
 				for h.NextArg() {
 					if !caddytls.CipherSuiteNameSupported(h.Val()) {
-						return nil, h.Errf("Wrong cipher suite name or cipher suite not supported: '%s'", h.Val())
+						return nil, h.Errf("wrong cipher suite name or cipher suite not supported: '%s'", h.Val())
 					}
 					cp.CipherSuites = append(cp.CipherSuites, h.Val())
 				}