diff --git a/crates/ir/src/from_ast/astconv.rs b/crates/ir/src/from_ast/astconv.rs
index 83520d9e..424ffb2a 100644
--- a/crates/ir/src/from_ast/astconv.rs
+++ b/crates/ir/src/from_ast/astconv.rs
@@ -1165,6 +1165,12 @@ fn try_transform(ns: ast::Namespace) -> BuildRes<ir::Context> {
                         ns.bindings.iter().copied().map(ast::Expr::Concrete),
                         toplevel_id.clone(),
                         builder.diag(),
+                    ).map_err(
+                        |mut e| {
+                            let err = Error::misc(format!("Incorrect parameter bindings provided to top-level component {}", sig.name)).add_note(e.add_message("Parameter bindings should be provided via the `--bindings` flag in a `.toml` file."));
+                            e.add_error(err);
+                            e
+                        }
                     )?
                     .into_iter()
                     .enumerate()
diff --git a/tests/errors/binding/main-concrete.expect b/tests/errors/binding/main-concrete.expect
index c50b9dfc..d72605a4 100644
--- a/tests/errors/binding/main-concrete.expect
+++ b/tests/errors/binding/main-concrete.expect
@@ -2,9 +2,9 @@
 1
 ---STDERR---
 error: Default values for parameters in the main component must be concrete
-  ┌─ tests/errors/binding/main-default.fil:2:19
+  ┌─ tests/errors/binding/main-concrete.fil:2:19
   │
-2 │ comp main[?A=31, ?B=1+W]<'G:1>() -> () {
+2 │ comp main[?A=31, ?B=1+A]<'G:1>() -> () {
   │                   ^ Parameter was not given a concrete value
 
 Compilation failed with 1 errors.
diff --git a/tests/errors/binding/main-concrete.fil b/tests/errors/binding/main-concrete.fil
index 4c031f23..f407c05c 100644
--- a/tests/errors/binding/main-concrete.fil
+++ b/tests/errors/binding/main-concrete.fil
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 // check default parameters in the main component
-comp main[?A=31, ?B=1+W]<'G:1>() -> () {
+comp main[?A=31, ?B=1+A]<'G:1>() -> () {
 
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/tests/errors/binding/main-param.expect b/tests/errors/binding/main-param.expect
index 73227f73..5df91b41 100644
--- a/tests/errors/binding/main-param.expect
+++ b/tests/errors/binding/main-param.expect
@@ -7,5 +7,8 @@ error: `main' requires at least 1 parameters but 0 were provided
 2 │ comp main[A]<'G:1>() -> () {
   │      ^^^^ `main' requires at least 1 parameters but 0 were provided
 
-Compilation failed with 1 errors.
+error: Incorrect parameter bindings provided to top-level component main
+ = Parameter bindings should be provided via the `--bindings` flag in a `.toml` file.
+
+Compilation failed with 2 errors.
 Run with --show-models to generate assignments for failing constraints.