diff --git a/packages/node_modules/@node-red/editor-client/locales/en-US/editor.json b/packages/node_modules/@node-red/editor-client/locales/en-US/editor.json
index e6f927ca1..0e60d17e3 100755
--- a/packages/node_modules/@node-red/editor-client/locales/en-US/editor.json
+++ b/packages/node_modules/@node-red/editor-client/locales/en-US/editor.json
@@ -545,7 +545,7 @@
             "nodeDisabled": "Node disabled:",
             "nodeDisabled_plural": "Nodes disabled:",
             "nodeUpgraded": "Node module __module__ upgraded to version __version__",
-            "unknownNodeRegistered": "Unrecognised node type registered: <ul><li>__type__</li></ul>"
+            "unknownNodeRegistered": "Error loading node: <ul><li>__type__<br>__error__</li></ul>"
         },
         "editor": {
             "title": "Manage palette",
diff --git a/packages/node_modules/@node-red/editor-client/src/js/nodes.js b/packages/node_modules/@node-red/editor-client/src/js/nodes.js
index 3c95239a1..f2252f95c 100644
--- a/packages/node_modules/@node-red/editor-client/src/js/nodes.js
+++ b/packages/node_modules/@node-red/editor-client/src/js/nodes.js
@@ -144,8 +144,17 @@ RED.nodes = (function() {
             registerNodeType: function(nt,def) {
                 if (nt.substring(0,8) != "subflow:") {
                     if (!nodeSets[typeToId[nt]]) {
-                        var fullType = (RED._loadingModule?("["+RED._loadingModule+"] "):"")+nt
-                        RED.notify(RED._("palette.event.unknownNodeRegistered",{type:fullType}), "error");
+                        var error = "";
+                        var fullType = nt;
+                        if (RED._loadingModule) {
+                            fullType = "["+RED._loadingModule+"] "+nt;
+                            if (nodeSets[RED._loadingModule]) {
+                                error = nodeSets[RED._loadingModule].err || "";
+                            } else {
+                                error = "Unknown error";
+                            }
+                        }
+                        RED.notify(RED._("palette.event.unknownNodeRegistered",{type:fullType, error:error}), "error");
                         return;
                     }
                     def.set = nodeSets[typeToId[nt]];