diff --git a/OgreMain/src/Compositor/Pass/OgreCompositorPass.cpp b/OgreMain/src/Compositor/Pass/OgreCompositorPass.cpp
index e8280314261..d28cd88c422 100644
--- a/OgreMain/src/Compositor/Pass/OgreCompositorPass.cpp
+++ b/OgreMain/src/Compositor/Pass/OgreCompositorPass.cpp
@@ -312,7 +312,20 @@ namespace Ogre
 
         postRenderPassDescriptorSetup( renderPassDesc );
 
-        renderPassDesc->entriesModified( RenderPassDescriptor::All );
+        try
+        {
+            renderPassDesc->entriesModified( RenderPassDescriptor::All );
+        }
+        catch( Exception &e )
+        {
+            LogManager::getSingleton().logMessage(
+                "The compositor pass '" + mDefinition->mProfilingId + "' from Node: '" +
+                    mParentNode->getDefinition()->getNameStr() + "' in Workspace: '" +
+                    mParentNode->getWorkspace()->getDefinition()->getNameStr() +
+                    "' threw the following Exception:",
+                LML_CRITICAL );
+            throw;
+        }
     }
     //-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
     void CompositorPass::setupRenderPassTarget( RenderPassTargetBase *renderPassTargetAttachment,
diff --git a/OgreMain/src/OgreRenderPassDescriptor.cpp b/OgreMain/src/OgreRenderPassDescriptor.cpp
index c8e36e78549..1ae4d9a5cf2 100644
--- a/OgreMain/src/OgreRenderPassDescriptor.cpp
+++ b/OgreMain/src/OgreRenderPassDescriptor.cpp
@@ -177,7 +177,8 @@ namespace Ogre
             OGRE_EXCEPT( Exception::ERR_INVALIDPARAMS,
                          "Texture '" + texture->getNameStr() +
                              "' is TilerMemoryless. For load actions it can only use clear, "
-                             "dont_care or clear_on_tilers.",
+                             "dont_care or clear_on_tilers. Alternatively, launch OgreNext with 'Allow "
+                             "Memoryless RTT' set to No. See Ogre.log for more info.",
                          "RenderPassDescriptor::validateMemorylessTexture" );
         }
 
@@ -187,7 +188,9 @@ namespace Ogre
             {
                 OGRE_EXCEPT( Exception::ERR_INVALIDPARAMS,
                              "Texture '" + texture->getNameStr() +
-                                 "' is TilerMemoryless. For store actions it can only use dont_care.",
+                                 "' is TilerMemoryless. For store actions it can only use dont_care. "
+                                 "Alternatively, launch OgreNext with 'Allow Memoryless RTT' set to No."
+                                 " See Ogre.log for more info.",
                              "RenderPassDescriptor::validateMemorylessTexture" );
             }
         }
@@ -198,7 +201,8 @@ namespace Ogre
                 OGRE_EXCEPT( Exception::ERR_INVALIDPARAMS,
                              "MSAA Texture '" + texture->getNameStr() +
                                  "' is TilerMemoryless. For store actions it can only use dont_care "
-                                 "or resolve.",
+                                 "or resolve. Alternatively, launch OgreNext with 'Allow Memoryless "
+                                 "RTT' set to No. See Ogre.log for more info.",
                              "RenderPassDescriptor::validateMemorylessTexture" );
             }
         }