diff --git a/source/glest_game/game/game.cpp b/source/glest_game/game/game.cpp
index c99578e93..492128a57 100644
--- a/source/glest_game/game/game.cpp
+++ b/source/glest_game/game/game.cpp
@@ -521,7 +521,8 @@ void Game::loadHudTexture(const GameSettings *settings)
 {
 	string factionName = "";
 	string techName			= settings->getTech();
-	string scenarioDir =settings->getScenarioDir();
+	string scenarioDir 		= extractDirectoryPathFromFile(settings->getScenarioDir());
+	//printf("In loadHudTexture, scenarioDir [%s]\n",scenarioDir.c_str());
 
 	for(int i=0; i < settings->getFactionCount(); ++i ) {
 		if(settings->getFactionControl(i) == ctHuman){
@@ -529,7 +530,7 @@ void Game::loadHudTexture(const GameSettings *settings)
 			break;
 		}
 	}
-	if(factionName != ""){
+	if(factionName != "") {
 		Config &config= Config::getInstance();
 		vector<string> pathList= config.getPathListForType(ptTechs, scenarioDir);
 		for(int idx= 0; idx < pathList.size(); idx++){
diff --git a/source/shared_lib/sources/graphics/gl/font_textFTGL.cpp b/source/shared_lib/sources/graphics/gl/font_textFTGL.cpp
index 8315c3da0..c59ea670b 100644
--- a/source/shared_lib/sources/graphics/gl/font_textFTGL.cpp
+++ b/source/shared_lib/sources/graphics/gl/font_textFTGL.cpp
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ TextFTGL::TextFTGL(FontTextHandlerType type) : Text(type) {
 		delete ftFont; ftFont = NULL;
 		free((void*)fontFile);
 		fontFile = NULL;
-		throw runtime_error("FTGL: error loading font");
+		throw runtime_error(string("FTGL: error loading font: ") + string(fontFile));
 	}
 	free((void*)fontFile);
 	fontFile = NULL;