diff --git a/stepmania/src/Sprite.cpp b/stepmania/src/Sprite.cpp
index 6ed0a722f8..8fd2e05366 100644
--- a/stepmania/src/Sprite.cpp
+++ b/stepmania/src/Sprite.cpp
@@ -696,12 +696,14 @@ void Sprite::SetState( int iNewState )
 		// Don't warn about number of states in "_blank".
 		if( !m_pTexture || m_pTexture->GetID().filename.Find("_blank") == -1 )
 		{
+			CString sError;
 			if( m_pTexture )
-				LOG->Warn("The Sprite '%s' (\"%s\") tried to set state index %d, but it has only %u states", 
+				sError = ssprintf("The Sprite '%s' (\"%s\") tried to set state index %d, but it has only %u states", 
 					m_pTexture->GetID().filename.c_str(), this->m_sName.c_str(), iNewState, unsigned(m_States.size()));
 			else
-				LOG->Warn("A Sprite (\"%s\") tried to set state index %d but no texture is loaded.", 
+				sError = ssprintf("A Sprite (\"%s\") tried to set state index %d but no texture is loaded.", 
 					this->m_sName.c_str(), iNewState );
+			Dialog::OK( sError );
 		}
 	}