diff --git a/src/command/cmd_funcs.c b/src/command/cmd_funcs.c
index 9e98fb07..e778211b 100644
--- a/src/command/cmd_funcs.c
+++ b/src/command/cmd_funcs.c
@@ -7197,7 +7197,7 @@ cmd_plugins_reload(ProfWin* window, const char* const command, gchar** args)
     if (res) {
         cons_show("Reloaded plugin: %s", args[1]);
     } else {
-        cons_show("Failed to reload plugin: %s, %s", args[1], error_message);
+        cons_show("Failed to reload plugin: %s, %s.", args[1], error_message->str);
     }
     g_string_free(error_message, TRUE);
 
diff --git a/src/plugins/plugins.c b/src/plugins/plugins.c
index 5c889395..3dccc881 100644
--- a/src/plugins/plugins.c
+++ b/src/plugins/plugins.c
@@ -354,6 +354,9 @@ plugins_reload(const char* const name, GString* error_message)
     gboolean res = plugins_unload(name);
     if (res) {
         res = plugins_load(name, error_message);
+    } else {
+        log_info("Failed to reload plugin: %s, not loaded", name);
+        g_string_assign(error_message, "cannot unload");
     }
 
     return res;