diff --git a/stepmania/src/CombinedLifeMeterTug.cpp b/stepmania/src/CombinedLifeMeterTug.cpp
index 86b6b0aa9c..a503b8cb2f 100644
--- a/stepmania/src/CombinedLifeMeterTug.cpp
+++ b/stepmania/src/CombinedLifeMeterTug.cpp
@@ -47,6 +47,7 @@ CombinedLifeMeterTug::CombinedLifeMeterTug()
 		Character* pCharacter = GAMESTATE->m_pCurCharacters[p];
 		ASSERT( pCharacter );
 
+		m_Head[p].SetName( "CharacterHead" );
 		m_Head[p].LoadFromCharacter( pCharacter );
 		m_Head[p].SetXY( FACE_X[p], FACE_Y[p] );
 		this->AddChild( &m_Head[p] );
diff --git a/stepmania/src/Sprite.cpp b/stepmania/src/Sprite.cpp
index 050069e9bd..8bdee69a26 100644
--- a/stepmania/src/Sprite.cpp
+++ b/stepmania/src/Sprite.cpp
@@ -590,11 +590,11 @@ void Sprite::SetState( int iNewState )
 	{
 		CString sError;
 		if( m_pTexture )
-			sError = ssprintf("The Sprite '%s' tried to set state index %d, but it has only %u states", 
-				m_pTexture->GetID().filename.c_str(), iNewState, unsigned(m_States.size()));
+			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
-			sError = ssprintf("A Sprite tried to set state index %d but no texture is loaded.", 
-				iNewState );
+			sError = ssprintf("A Sprite (\"%s\") tried to set state index %d but no texture is loaded.", 
+				this->m_sName.c_str(), iNewState );
 		HOOKS->MessageBoxOK( sError );
 	}