diff --git a/src/ArgCheck.jl b/src/ArgCheck.jl
index 624a920..daa602d 100644
--- a/src/ArgCheck.jl
+++ b/src/ArgCheck.jl
@@ -130,7 +130,7 @@ build_error_with_fancy_message(code, variables, values, args...) = build_error(c
 end
 
 function fancy_error_message(code, exprs, values)
-    lines = ["$code must hold. Got"]
+    lines = String[]
     foreach(exprs, values) do ex, val
         sex = string(ex)
         sval = string(val)
@@ -138,6 +138,12 @@ function fancy_error_message(code, exprs, values)
             push!(lines, "$sex => $sval")
         end
     end
+    firstline = if isempty(lines)
+        "$code must hold."
+    else
+        "$code must hold. Got"
+    end
+    unshift!(lines, firstline)
     join(lines, '\n')
 end
 
diff --git a/test/runtests.jl b/test/runtests.jl
index ad44f31..5424e47 100644
--- a/test/runtests.jl
+++ b/test/runtests.jl
@@ -152,7 +152,11 @@ end
     @test contains(msg, "y")
     @test contains(msg, "z")
     @test contains(msg, "x")
+    @test contains(msg, "Got")
     @test contains(msg, "fail_function")
+
+    err = @catch_exception_object @argcheck issorted([2,1])
+    @test !contains(err.msg, "Got")
 end
 
 @testset "keyword arguments" begin