diff --git a/stepmania/src/RageLog.cpp b/stepmania/src/RageLog.cpp
index 98a165e06b..4c3087a81d 100644
--- a/stepmania/src/RageLog.cpp
+++ b/stepmania/src/RageLog.cpp
@@ -99,17 +99,11 @@ RageLog::RageLog()
 	remove( INFO_PATH );
 
 	// Open log file and leave it open.
-	g_fileLog.Open( LOG_PATH, RageFile::WRITE );
+	if( !g_fileLog.Open( LOG_PATH, RageFile::WRITE ) )
+		fprintf( stderr, "Couldn't open %s: %s", LOG_PATH, g_fileLog.GetError().c_str() );
 	
-	// Failing to open shouldn't be fatal
-	//if( g_fileLog == NULL )
-	//	RageException::Throw( " Couldn't open log.txt: %s", strerror(errno) );
-
-	g_fileInfo.Open( INFO_PATH, RageFile::WRITE );
-
-	// Failing to open shouldn't be fatal
-	//if( g_fileInfo == NULL )
-	//	RageException::Throw( " Couldn't open info.txt: %s", strerror(errno) );
+	if( !g_fileInfo.Open( INFO_PATH, RageFile::WRITE ) )
+		fprintf( stderr, "Couldn't open %s: %s", INFO_PATH, g_fileInfo.GetError().c_str() );
 
 	this->Info( PRODUCT_NAME_VER );
 
diff --git a/stepmania/src/arch/MemoryCard/MemoryCardDriver_Linux.cpp b/stepmania/src/arch/MemoryCard/MemoryCardDriver_Linux.cpp
index 310b2efee2..1cb040bf91 100644
--- a/stepmania/src/arch/MemoryCard/MemoryCardDriver_Linux.cpp
+++ b/stepmania/src/arch/MemoryCard/MemoryCardDriver_Linux.cpp
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ MemoryCardDriver_Linux::MemoryCardDriver_Linux()
 	m_lastModTime = 0;
 	m_fds = open(USB_DEVICE_LIST_FILE, O_RDONLY);
 	if( m_fds == -1 )
-		LOG->Warn( "Failed to open '%s'", USB_DEVICE_LIST_FILE );
+		LOG->Warn( "Failed to open \"%s\": %s", USB_DEVICE_LIST_FILE, strerror(errno) );
 }
 
 MemoryCardDriver_Linux::~MemoryCardDriver_Linux()