diff --git a/src/compiler/sema_name_resolution.c b/src/compiler/sema_name_resolution.c
index 70865fc48..f3453d82c 100644
--- a/src/compiler/sema_name_resolution.c
+++ b/src/compiler/sema_name_resolution.c
@@ -858,9 +858,10 @@ INLINE bool sema_resolve_symbol_common(SemaContext *context, NameResolve *name_r
 		{
 			if (found->unit->module->generic_module == context->unit->module->generic_module)
 			{
-				RETURN_SEMA_ERROR_AT(name_resolve->span, "Generating a parameterized %s '%s' in the same module as the original "
-											 "is not allowed, you need to place it outside of the '%s' module.",
-					str, found->name, context->unit->module->generic_module->name->module);
+				Decl *decl = module_find_symbol(context->unit->module->generic_module, found->name);
+				ASSERT(decl);
+				name_resolve->found = decl;
+				return true;
 			}
 			RETURN_SEMA_ERROR_AT(name_resolve->span, "This %s was matched as '%s%s' in module '%s%s', so parameterizing it further doesn't work.", str, found->name, found->unit->module->generic_suffix, found->unit->module->generic_module->name->module, found->unit->module->generic_suffix);
 		}
diff --git a/test/test_suite/generic/generic_self_ref.c3 b/test/test_suite/generic/generic_self_ref.c3
index ce56a75b4..a518375a1 100644
--- a/test/test_suite/generic/generic_self_ref.c3
+++ b/test/test_suite/generic/generic_self_ref.c3
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ struct Widget
 	List {any} children;
 }
 
-fn void Widget{Label}.draw(Widget* self) // #error: same module as the original is not allowed, you need to place it outside
+fn void Widget{Label}.draw(Widget* self) // #error: The same method is generated by multiple instances
 {
 	io::printfn("Hello Label");
 }
diff --git a/test/test_suite/generic/recursive_generic.c3 b/test/test_suite/generic/recursive_generic.c3
index af8ae363b..0cdf3475a 100644
--- a/test/test_suite/generic/recursive_generic.c3
+++ b/test/test_suite/generic/recursive_generic.c3
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ Aa {int} a;
 
 module test1 {Type};
 import test2;
-alias Cc = Aa {Bb {Type}}; // #error:in the same module as the original is not allowed
+alias Cc = Aa {Bb {Type}}; // #error: Generic resolution of this type has become deeply nested
 struct Aa {Type a;}
 
 module test2 {Type};