diff --git a/Shared/mods/deathmatch/logic/luadefs/CLuaXMLDefs.cpp b/Shared/mods/deathmatch/logic/luadefs/CLuaXMLDefs.cpp
index e08ea10fc78..6e808799a30 100644
--- a/Shared/mods/deathmatch/logic/luadefs/CLuaXMLDefs.cpp
+++ b/Shared/mods/deathmatch/logic/luadefs/CLuaXMLDefs.cpp
@@ -138,6 +138,7 @@ int CLuaXMLDefs::xmlLoadFile ( lua_State* luaVM )
 
     // Grab our resource
     CLuaMain* pLuaMain = m_pLuaManager->GetVirtualMachine ( luaVM );
+    SString strError = "";
     if ( pLuaMain )
     {
         SString strFileInput;
@@ -184,6 +185,8 @@ int CLuaXMLDefs::xmlLoadFile ( lua_State* luaVM )
                             }
                         }
 
+                        xmlFile->GetLastError ( strError );
+                        argStream.SetCustomError(strError, SString("Unable to read XML file %s", strFileInput.c_str()));
                         // Destroy it if we failed
                         pLuaMain->DestroyXML ( xmlFile );
                     }