diff --git a/src/libtomahawk/resolver.h b/src/libtomahawk/resolver.h
index a7dfdcacb..6694224fe 100644
--- a/src/libtomahawk/resolver.h
+++ b/src/libtomahawk/resolver.h
@@ -67,7 +67,8 @@ Q_OBJECT
 public:
     enum ErrorState {
         NoError,
-        FileNotFound
+        FileNotFound,
+        FailedToLoad
     };
 
     ExternalResolver( const QString& filePath ) { m_filePath = filePath; }
diff --git a/src/libtomahawk/resolvers/qtscriptresolver.cpp b/src/libtomahawk/resolvers/qtscriptresolver.cpp
index 14c4f3dd1..607662e60 100644
--- a/src/libtomahawk/resolvers/qtscriptresolver.cpp
+++ b/src/libtomahawk/resolvers/qtscriptresolver.cpp
@@ -170,6 +170,8 @@ QtScriptResolver::QtScriptResolver( const QString& scriptPath )
     tLog() << Q_FUNC_INFO << "Loading JS resolver:" << scriptPath;
 
     m_engine = new ScriptEngine( this );
+    m_name = QFileInfo( filePath() ).baseName();
+
     if ( !QFile::exists( filePath() ) )
     {
         tLog() << Q_FUNC_INFO << "Failed loading JavaScript resolver:" << scriptPath;
diff --git a/src/libtomahawk/resolvers/scriptresolver.cpp b/src/libtomahawk/resolvers/scriptresolver.cpp
index 509e19eb5..9ea3d2308 100644
--- a/src/libtomahawk/resolvers/scriptresolver.cpp
+++ b/src/libtomahawk/resolvers/scriptresolver.cpp
@@ -59,6 +59,9 @@ ScriptResolver::ScriptResolver( const QString& exe )
     if ( !TomahawkUtils::nam() )
         return;
 
+    // set the name to the binary, if we launch properly we'll get the name the resolver reports
+    m_name = QFileInfo( filePath() ).baseName();
+
     sendConfig();
 }
 
@@ -125,8 +128,8 @@ ScriptResolver::reload()
         m_error = Tomahawk::ExternalResolver::FileNotFound;
     else
     {
-        m_proc.start( filePath() );
         m_error = Tomahawk::ExternalResolver::NoError;
+        m_proc.start( filePath() );
 
         sendConfig();
     }
@@ -271,6 +274,9 @@ ScriptResolver::cmdExited( int code, QProcess::ExitStatus status )
     tLog() << Q_FUNC_INFO << "SCRIPT EXITED, code" << code << "status" << status << filePath();
     Tomahawk::Pipeline::instance()->removeResolver( this );
 
+    m_error = ExternalResolver::FailedToLoad;
+    emit changed();
+
     if ( m_stopped )
     {
         tLog() << "*** Script resolver stopped ";
diff --git a/src/resolverconfigdelegate.cpp b/src/resolverconfigdelegate.cpp
index 38c087218..9ff6c8f1a 100644
--- a/src/resolverconfigdelegate.cpp
+++ b/src/resolverconfigdelegate.cpp
@@ -53,7 +53,9 @@ ResolverConfigDelegate::paint( QPainter* painter, const QStyleOptionViewItem& op
     path.setItalic( true );
     path.setPointSize( path.pointSize() - 1 );
 
-    const bool fileFound = (Tomahawk::ExternalResolver::ErrorState)index.data( ResolversModel::ErrorState ).toInt() == Tomahawk::ExternalResolver::FileNotFound;
+    const bool error =  (Tomahawk::ExternalResolver::ErrorState)index.data( ResolversModel::ErrorState ).toInt() != Tomahawk::ExternalResolver::NoError;
+    const bool fileNotFound = (Tomahawk::ExternalResolver::ErrorState)index.data( ResolversModel::ErrorState ).toInt() == Tomahawk::ExternalResolver::FileNotFound;
+    const bool failedToLoad = (Tomahawk::ExternalResolver::ErrorState)index.data( ResolversModel::ErrorState ).toInt() == Tomahawk::ExternalResolver::FailedToLoad;
 
     QFontMetrics bfm( name );
     QFontMetrics sfm( path );
@@ -97,14 +99,20 @@ ResolverConfigDelegate::paint( QPainter* painter, const QStyleOptionViewItem& op
     painter->save();
     painter->setFont( path );
     QString pathStr = index.data( ResolversModel::ResolverPath ).toString();
-    if( fileFound )
+    if( error )
     {
         painter->setPen( QColor( Qt::red ).lighter( 150 ) );
-        pathStr = tr( "Not found: %1" ).arg( pathStr );
-    } else
-    {
+    } else {
         painter->setPen( Qt::gray );
     }
+
+    if( fileNotFound ) {
+        pathStr = tr( "Not found: %1" ).arg( pathStr );
+    } else if ( failedToLoad )
+    {
+        pathStr = tr( "Failed to load: %1" ).arg( pathStr );
+    }
+
     textRect.moveTop(  itemRect.height() / 2 + top );
     pathStr = sfm.elidedText( pathStr, Qt::ElideMiddle, textRect.width() );
     painter->drawText( textRect, pathStr );