diff --git a/lib/Slic3r/GUI.pm b/lib/Slic3r/GUI.pm
index baba3baa7..c65793d4b 100644
--- a/lib/Slic3r/GUI.pm
+++ b/lib/Slic3r/GUI.pm
@@ -93,9 +93,15 @@ sub OnInit {
     $self->{preset_bundle}->set_default_suppressed($self->{app_config}->get('no_defaults') ? 1 : 0);
     eval { 
         $self->{preset_bundle}->load_presets(Slic3r::data_dir);
-        $self->{preset_bundle}->load_selections($self->{app_config});
-        $run_wizard = 1 if $self->{preset_bundle}->has_defauls_only;
     };
+    if ($@) {
+        warn $@ . "\n";
+        show_error(undef, $@);
+    }
+    eval {
+        $self->{preset_bundle}->load_selections($self->{app_config});
+    };
+    $run_wizard = 1 if $self->{preset_bundle}->has_defauls_only;
     
     # application frame
     Wx::Image::AddHandler(Wx::PNGHandler->new);
diff --git a/xs/src/slic3r/GUI/Preset.cpp b/xs/src/slic3r/GUI/Preset.cpp
index 5a9ceb04b..214c111a4 100644
--- a/xs/src/slic3r/GUI/Preset.cpp
+++ b/xs/src/slic3r/GUI/Preset.cpp
@@ -119,10 +119,10 @@ DynamicPrintConfig& Preset::load(const std::vector<std::string> &keys)
         try {
             this->config.load_from_ini(this->file);
             Preset::normalize(this->config);
-        } catch (const std::ifstream::failure&) {
-            throw std::runtime_error(std::string("The selected preset does not exist anymore: ") + this->file);
-        } catch (const std::runtime_error&) {
-            throw std::runtime_error(std::string("Failed loading the preset file: ") + this->file);
+        } catch (const std::ifstream::failure &err) {
+            throw std::runtime_error(std::string("The selected preset cannot be loaded: ") + this->file + "\n\tReason: " + err.what());
+        } catch (const std::runtime_error &err) {
+            throw std::runtime_error(std::string("Failed loading the preset file: ") + this->file + "\n\tReason: " + err.what());
         }
     }
     this->loaded = true;
@@ -250,6 +250,7 @@ void PresetCollection::load_presets(const std::string &dir_path, const std::stri
 	m_dir_path = dir.string();
     m_presets.erase(m_presets.begin()+1, m_presets.end());
     t_config_option_keys keys = this->default_preset().config.keys();
+    std::string errors_cummulative;
 	for (auto &dir_entry : boost::filesystem::directory_iterator(dir))
         if (boost::filesystem::is_regular_file(dir_entry.status()) && boost::algorithm::iends_with(dir_entry.path().filename().string(), ".ini")) {
             std::string name = dir_entry.path().filename().string();
@@ -260,12 +261,15 @@ void PresetCollection::load_presets(const std::string &dir_path, const std::stri
                 preset.file = dir_entry.path().string();
                 preset.load(keys);
                 m_presets.emplace_back(preset);
-            } catch (const boost::filesystem::filesystem_error &err) {
-
-            }
+            } catch (const std::runtime_error &err) {
+                errors_cummulative += err.what();
+                errors_cummulative += "\n";
+			}
         }
     std::sort(m_presets.begin() + 1, m_presets.end());
     this->select_preset(first_visible_idx());
+    if (! errors_cummulative.empty())
+        throw std::runtime_error(errors_cummulative);
 }
 
 // Load a preset from an already parsed config file, insert it into the sorted sequence of presets
diff --git a/xs/src/slic3r/GUI/PresetBundle.cpp b/xs/src/slic3r/GUI/PresetBundle.cpp
index 00e35683a..67a7c15cc 100644
--- a/xs/src/slic3r/GUI/PresetBundle.cpp
+++ b/xs/src/slic3r/GUI/PresetBundle.cpp
@@ -78,10 +78,25 @@ void PresetBundle::setup_directories()
 
 void PresetBundle::load_presets(const std::string &dir_path)
 {
-    this->prints   .load_presets(dir_path, "print");
-    this->filaments.load_presets(dir_path, "filament");
-    this->printers .load_presets(dir_path, "printer");
+    std::string errors_cummulative;
+    try {
+        this->prints.load_presets(dir_path, "print");
+    } catch (const std::runtime_error &err) {
+        errors_cummulative += err.what();
+    }
+    try {
+        this->filaments.load_presets(dir_path, "filament");
+    } catch (const std::runtime_error &err) {
+        errors_cummulative += err.what();
+    }
+    try {
+        this->printers.load_presets(dir_path, "printer");
+    } catch (const std::runtime_error &err) {
+        errors_cummulative += err.what();
+    }
     this->update_multi_material_filament_presets();
+    if (! errors_cummulative.empty())
+        throw std::runtime_error(errors_cummulative);
 }
 
 static inline std::string remove_ini_suffix(const std::string &name)
@@ -233,10 +248,10 @@ void PresetBundle::load_config_file(const std::string &path)
     try {
         boost::nowide::ifstream ifs(path);
         boost::property_tree::read_ini(ifs, tree);
-    } catch (const std::ifstream::failure&) {
-        throw std::runtime_error(std::string("The config file cannot be loaded: ") + path);
-    } catch (const std::runtime_error&) {
-        throw std::runtime_error(std::string("Failed loading the preset file: ") + path);
+    } catch (const std::ifstream::failure &err) {
+        throw std::runtime_error(std::string("The config file cannot be loaded: ") + path + "\n\tReason: " + err.what());
+    } catch (const std::runtime_error &err) {
+        throw std::runtime_error(std::string("Failed loading the preset file: ") + path + "\n\tReason: " + err.what());
     }
 
     // 2) Continue based on the type of the configuration file.
diff --git a/xs/xsp/GUI_Preset.xsp b/xs/xsp/GUI_Preset.xsp
index e1f8a72c4..a7fbdd07f 100644
--- a/xs/xsp/GUI_Preset.xsp
+++ b/xs/xsp/GUI_Preset.xsp
@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@ PresetCollection::arrayref()
             try {
                 THIS->load_presets(dir_path);
             } catch (std::exception& e) {
-                croak("Loading of Slic3r presets from %s failed:\n%s\n", dir_path, e.what());
+                croak("Loading of Slic3r presets from %s failed.\n\n%s\n", dir_path, e.what());
             }
         %};
     void                        load_config_file(const char *path)