diff --git a/simgear/props/condition.cxx b/simgear/props/condition.cxx
index 53922ce9..5e561144 100644
--- a/simgear/props/condition.cxx
+++ b/simgear/props/condition.cxx
@@ -537,7 +537,8 @@ readComparison( SGPropertyNode *prop_root,
   // REVIEW: Memory Leak - 2,880 bytes in 40 blocks are indirectly lost
   SGComparisonCondition * condition = new SGComparisonCondition(type, reverse);
   if (node->nChildren() < 2 || node->nChildren() > 3 ) {
-    throw sg_exception("condition: comparison without two or three children");
+    throw sg_exception("condition: comparison without two or three children",
+                       {}, {}, false);
   }
   
   const SGPropertyNode* left = node->getChild(0), 
@@ -553,7 +554,8 @@ readComparison( SGPropertyNode *prop_root,
       SGExpressiond* exp = SGReadDoubleExpression(prop_root, left->getChild(0));
       condition->setLeftDExpression(exp);
     } else {
-      throw sg_exception("Unknown condition comparison left child:" + leftName);
+      throw sg_exception("Unknown condition comparison left child:" + leftName,
+                         {}, {}, false);
     }
   }
     
@@ -567,7 +569,8 @@ readComparison( SGPropertyNode *prop_root,
       SGExpressiond* exp = SGReadDoubleExpression(prop_root, right->getChild(0));
       condition->setRightDExpression(exp);
     } else {
-      throw sg_exception("Unknown condition comparison right child:" + rightName);
+      throw sg_exception("Unknown condition comparison right child:" + rightName,
+                         {}, {}, false);
     }
   }
   
@@ -582,7 +585,8 @@ readComparison( SGPropertyNode *prop_root,
       SGExpressiond* exp = SGReadDoubleExpression(prop_root, n->getChild(0));
       condition->setPrecisionDExpression(exp);
     } else {
-      throw sg_exception("Unknown condition comparison precision child:" + name );
+      throw sg_exception("Unknown condition comparison precision child:" + name,
+                         {}, {}, false);
     }
   }
   
diff --git a/simgear/scene/model/SGReaderWriterXML.cxx b/simgear/scene/model/SGReaderWriterXML.cxx
index 58edce29..91d0d95f 100644
--- a/simgear/scene/model/SGReaderWriterXML.cxx
+++ b/simgear/scene/model/SGReaderWriterXML.cxx
@@ -815,13 +815,22 @@ sgLoad3DModel_internal(const SGPath& path,
             } // of object-names in the animation
             continue;
         }
-        /*
-         * Setup the model data for the node currently being animated.
-         */
-        modelData.LoadAnimationValuesForElement(animation_nodes[i], i);
+        
+        try {
+            /*
+             * Setup the model data for the node currently being animated.
+             */
+            modelData.LoadAnimationValuesForElement(animation_nodes[i], i);
 
-        /// OSGFIXME: duh, why not only model?????
-        SGAnimation::animate(modelData);
+            /// OSGFIXME: duh, why not only model?????
+            SGAnimation::animate(modelData);
+        } catch (sg_exception& e) {
+            simgear::reportFailure(simgear::LoadFailure::NotFound, simgear::ErrorCode::XMLModelLoad,
+                                   "Couldn't load animation " + animation_nodes[i]->getNameString()
+                                    + ":" + e.getFormattedMessage(),
+                                   modelpath);
+            throw;
+        }
     }
 
     animationcount += animation_nodes.size();