diff --git a/Supporters/lib/Supporters.pm b/Supporters/lib/Supporters.pm
index b18f947..16b18ca 100644
--- a/Supporters/lib/Supporters.pm
+++ b/Supporters/lib/Supporters.pm
@@ -1077,7 +1077,7 @@ Returns: scalar boolean, which is true iff. the $id is valid and already in the
 sub _verifyId($$) {
   my($self, $id) = @_;
 
-  die "_verifyId() called with a non-numeric id" unless defined $id and looks_like_number($id);
+  confess "_verifyId(): called with a non-numeric id" unless defined $id and looks_like_number($id);
 
   my $val = $self->dbh()->selectall_hashref("SELECT id FROM donor WHERE id = " .
                                             $self->dbh->quote($id, 'SQL_INTEGER'), 'id');