diff --git a/src/IECoreHoudini/ROP_SceneCacheWriter.cpp b/src/IECoreHoudini/ROP_SceneCacheWriter.cpp
index f33828a502..d7905c570d 100644
--- a/src/IECoreHoudini/ROP_SceneCacheWriter.cpp
+++ b/src/IECoreHoudini/ROP_SceneCacheWriter.cpp
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@
 #include "PRM/PRM_Parm.h"
 #include "PRM/PRM_SpareData.h"
 #include "ROP/ROP_Error.h"
+#include "SOP/SOP_Node.h"
 #include "UT/UT_PtrArray.h"
 #include "UT/UT_StringMMPattern.h"
 
@@ -271,6 +272,30 @@ ROP_RENDER_CODE ROP_SceneCacheWriter::renderFrame( fpreal time, UT_Interrupt *bo
 				}
 			}
 		}
+		else
+		{
+			UT_String msg;
+			std::string messages = "Re-rooting flat geo failed.";
+			node->getErrorMessages( msg );
+			if ( msg != UT_String::getEmptyString() )
+			{
+				messages += "\n\nErrors from " + nodePath.toStdString() + ":\n" + msg.toStdString();
+			}
+			
+			if ( SOP_Node *sop = node->getRenderSopPtr() )
+			{
+				sop->getErrorMessages( msg );
+				if ( msg != UT_String::getEmptyString() )
+				{
+					sop->getFullPath( nodePath );
+					messages += "\n\nErrors from " + nodePath.toStdString() + ":\n" + msg.toStdString();
+				}
+			}
+			
+			addError( 0, messages.c_str() );
+			progress->opEnd();
+			return ROP_ABORT_RENDER;
+		}
 
 		if ( reRoot )
 		{
@@ -279,7 +304,11 @@ ROP_RENDER_CODE ROP_SceneCacheWriter::renderFrame( fpreal time, UT_Interrupt *bo
 	}
 	
 	ROP_RENDER_CODE status = doWrite( m_liveScene, outScene, writeTime, progress );
-	executePostFrameScript( time );
+	if ( status != ROP_ABORT_RENDER )
+	{
+		executePostFrameScript( time );
+	}
+	
 	progress->opEnd();
 	return status;
 }
diff --git a/test/IECoreHoudini/SceneCacheTest.py b/test/IECoreHoudini/SceneCacheTest.py
index 5f76334eb0..19239d24cf 100644
--- a/test/IECoreHoudini/SceneCacheTest.py
+++ b/test/IECoreHoudini/SceneCacheTest.py
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 ##########################################################################
 #
-#  Copyright (c) 2013, Image Engine Design Inc. All rights reserved.
+#  Copyright (c) 2013-2014, Image Engine Design Inc. All rights reserved.
 #
 #  Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
 #  modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions are
@@ -2106,6 +2106,21 @@ def testRopFlattenedAndHidden( self ) :
 			self.assertTrue( child.isInstanceOf( IECore.TypeId.MeshPrimitive ) )
 		self.assertEqual( root.childNames(), [] )
 	
+	def testRopFlattenedWithErrors( self ) :
+		
+		self.writeSCC()
+		geo = self.geometry()
+		geo.parm( "expand" ).pressButton()
+		rop = self.rop( geo )
+		rop.parm( "rootObject" ).set( geo.path() )
+		rop.parm( "trange" ).set( 1 )
+		rop.parmTuple( "f" ).set( ( 1, 10, 1 ) )
+		geo.renderNode().parm( "file" ).set( "fake.scc" )
+		rop.parm( "execute" ).pressButton()
+		self.assertNotEqual( rop.errors(), "" )
+		self.assertTrue( geo.renderNode().path() in rop.errors() )
+		self.assertTrue( geo.renderNode().errors() in rop.errors() )
+	
 	def testRopLinked( self ) :
 		
 		self.writeTaggedSCC()