diff --git a/modules/tools/lookup/autoload/lookup.el b/modules/tools/lookup/autoload/lookup.el
index 1f9e9b2de..e8222bed6 100644
--- a/modules/tools/lookup/autoload/lookup.el
+++ b/modules/tools/lookup/autoload/lookup.el
@@ -329,7 +329,7 @@ evil-mode is active."
                      current-prefix-arg))
   (cond ((null identifier) (user-error "Nothing under point"))
         ((+lookup--jump-to :definition identifier nil arg))
-        ((error "Couldn't find the definition of %S" identifier))))
+        ((user-error "Couldn't find the definition of %S" (substring-no-properties identifier)))))
 
 ;;;###autoload
 (defun +lookup/implementations (identifier &optional arg)
@@ -341,7 +341,7 @@ the point or current buffer."
                      current-prefix-arg))
   (cond ((null identifier) (user-error "Nothing under point"))
         ((+lookup--jump-to :implementations identifier nil arg))
-        ((error "Couldn't find the implementations of %S" identifier))))
+        ((user-error "Couldn't find the implementations of %S" (substring-no-properties identifier)))))
 
 ;;;###autoload
 (defun +lookup/type-definition (identifier &optional arg)
@@ -353,7 +353,7 @@ the point or current buffer."
                      current-prefix-arg))
   (cond ((null identifier) (user-error "Nothing under point"))
         ((+lookup--jump-to :type-definition identifier nil arg))
-        ((error "Couldn't find the definition of %S" identifier))))
+        ((user-error "Couldn't find the definition of %S" (substring-no-properties identifier)))))
 
 ;;;###autoload
 (defun +lookup/references (identifier &optional arg)
@@ -366,7 +366,7 @@ search otherwise."
                      current-prefix-arg))
   (cond ((null identifier) (user-error "Nothing under point"))
         ((+lookup--jump-to :references identifier nil arg))
-        ((error "Couldn't find references of %S" identifier))))
+        ((user-error "Couldn't find references of %S" (substring-no-properties identifier)))))
 
 ;;;###autoload
 (defun +lookup/documentation (identifier &optional arg)
@@ -378,7 +378,7 @@ for the current mode/buffer (if any), then falls back to the backends in
   (interactive (list (doom-thing-at-point-or-region)
                      current-prefix-arg))
   (cond ((+lookup--jump-to :documentation identifier #'pop-to-buffer arg))
-        ((user-error "Couldn't find documentation for %S" identifier))))
+        ((user-error "Couldn't find documentation for %S" (substring-no-properties identifier)))))
 
 ;;;###autoload
 (defun +lookup/file (&optional path)