diff --git a/src/testdir/test_vim9_expr.vim b/src/testdir/test_vim9_expr.vim
index 48c1cf2..fb07586 100644
--- a/src/testdir/test_vim9_expr.vim
+++ b/src/testdir/test_vim9_expr.vim
@@ -1584,6 +1584,14 @@
 
   call CheckDefFailure(["filter([1, 2], {k,v -> 1})"], 'E1069:')
   call CheckDefFailure(["let L = {a -> a + b}"], 'E1001:')
+
+  assert_equal('xxxyyy', 'xxx'->{a, b -> a .. b}('yyy'))
+
+  CheckDefExecFailure(["let s = 'asdf'->{a -> a}('x')"],
+        'E1106: one argument too many')
+  CheckDefExecFailure(["let s = 'asdf'->{a -> a}('x', 'y')"],
+        'E1106: 2 arguments too many')
+  CheckDefFailure(["echo 'asdf'->{a -> a}(x)"], 'E1001:')
 enddef
 
 def Test_expr7_lambda_vim9script()
diff --git a/src/version.c b/src/version.c
index cebea64..e6d929e 100644
--- a/src/version.c
+++ b/src/version.c
@@ -755,6 +755,8 @@
 static int included_patches[] =
 {   /* Add new patch number below this line */
 /**/
+    1454,
+/**/
     1453,
 /**/
     1452,
diff --git a/src/vim9compile.c b/src/vim9compile.c
index bdb0f06..5c4547d 100644
--- a/src/vim9compile.c
+++ b/src/vim9compile.c
@@ -1361,6 +1361,9 @@
 		    continue;
 		expected = ufunc->uf_arg_types[i];
 	    }
+	    else if (ufunc->uf_va_type == NULL)
+		// possibly a lambda
+		expected = &t_any;
 	    else
 		expected = ufunc->uf_va_type->tt_member;
 	    actual = ((type_T **)stack->ga_data)[stack->ga_len - argcount + i];
diff --git a/src/vim9execute.c b/src/vim9execute.c
index c87ac79..0f7f18c3 100644
--- a/src/vim9execute.c
+++ b/src/vim9execute.c
@@ -206,7 +206,10 @@
     arg_to_add = ufunc->uf_args.ga_len - argcount;
     if (arg_to_add < 0)
     {
-	iemsg("Argument count wrong?");
+	if (arg_to_add == -1)
+	    emsg(_("E1106: one argument too many"));
+	else
+	    semsg(_("E1106: %d arguments too many"), -arg_to_add);
 	return FAIL;
     }
     if (ga_grow(&ectx->ec_stack, arg_to_add + 3