diff --git a/weboob/tools/application/base.py b/weboob/tools/application/base.py
index d9368b93..97bbcf2a 100644
--- a/weboob/tools/application/base.py
+++ b/weboob/tools/application/base.py
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ from weboob.core.backendscfg import BackendsConfig
 from weboob.tools.config.iconfig import ConfigError
 from weboob.tools.log import createColoredFormatter, getLogger
 from weboob.tools.misc import to_unicode
+from .results import ResultsConditionError
 
 __all__ = ['BaseApplication']
 
@@ -439,5 +440,8 @@ class BaseApplication(object):
             except CallErrors as e:
                 app.bcall_errors_handler(e)
                 sys.exit(1)
+            except ResultsConditionError as e:
+                print >>sys.stderr, '%s' % e
+                sys.exit(1)
         finally:
             app.deinit()
diff --git a/weboob/tools/application/results.py b/weboob/tools/application/results.py
index c33c7498..d99a0bce 100644
--- a/weboob/tools/application/results.py
+++ b/weboob/tools/application/results.py
@@ -18,16 +18,19 @@
 # along with weboob. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 
 import weboob.tools.date as date_utils
+from weboob.capabilities import UserError
 from datetime import date
 
+
 __all__ = ['ResultsCondition', 'ResultsConditionError']
 
+
 class IResultsCondition(object):
     def is_valid(self, obj):
         raise NotImplementedError()
 
 
-class ResultsConditionError(Exception):
+class ResultsConditionError(UserError):
     pass
 
 
@@ -79,7 +82,10 @@ class ResultsCondition(IResultsCondition):
                         break
                 if operator is None:
                     raise ResultsConditionError(u'Could not find a valid operator in sub-expression "%s"' % _and)
-                l, r = _and.split(operator)
+                try:
+                    l, r = _and.split(operator)
+                except ValueError:
+                    raise ResultsConditionError(u'Syntax error in the condition expression, please check documentation')
                 and_list.append(Condition(l, operator, r))
             or_list.append(and_list)
         self.condition = or_list