diff --git a/vasl_templates/webapp/static/vassal.js b/vasl_templates/webapp/static/vassal.js
index 1451381..9d4fc82 100644
--- a/vasl_templates/webapp/static/vassal.js
+++ b/vasl_templates/webapp/static/vassal.js
@@ -72,8 +72,10 @@ function _show_label_report_msg( report )
     buf.push( "</ul>" ) ;
     var msg = buf.join( "" ) ;
 
-    // show the message
-    if ( report.labels_deleted > 0 )
+    // show the summary and any error messages
+    for ( i=0 ; i < report.errors.length ; ++i )
+        showErrorMsg( report.errors[i] ) ;
+    if ( report.labels_deleted > 0 || report.errors.length > 0 )
         showWarningMsg( msg ) ;
     else
         showInfoMsg( msg ) ;
diff --git a/vasl_templates/webapp/vassal.py b/vasl_templates/webapp/vassal.py
index 89444d8..02d1d0e 100644
--- a/vasl_templates/webapp/vassal.py
+++ b/vasl_templates/webapp/vassal.py
@@ -95,6 +95,12 @@ def update_vsav(): #pylint: disable=too-many-statements,too-many-locals
     logger.info( "Updated the VSAV file OK: elapsed=%.3fs", time.time()-start_time )
     # NOTE: We adjust the recommended save filename to encourage users to not overwrite the original file :-/
     vsav_filename = os.path.split( vsav_filename )[1]
+    errors = []
+    for fail in report["failed"]:
+        if fail.get("message"):
+            errors.append( "{} <div class='pre'> {} </div>".format( fail["caption"], fail["message"] ) )
+        else:
+            errors.append( fail["caption"] )
     return jsonify( {
         "vsav_data": base64.b64encode(vsav_data).decode( "utf-8" ),
         "filename": vsav_filename,
@@ -104,6 +110,7 @@ def update_vsav(): #pylint: disable=too-many-statements,too-many-locals
             "labels_updated": len(report["updated"]),
             "labels_deleted": len(report["deleted"]),
             "labels_unchanged": len(report["unchanged"]),
+            "errors": errors,
         },
     } )
 
@@ -182,6 +189,10 @@ def _parse_label_report( fname ):
             nodes.append( { "id": node.attrib["id"] } )
             if "x" in node.attrib and "y" in node.attrib:
                 nodes[-1]["pos"] = ( node.attrib["x"], node.attrib["y"] )
+            if "caption" in node.attrib:
+                nodes[-1]["caption"] = node.attrib["caption"]
+            if node.text:
+                nodes[-1]["message"] = node.text
         report[ action.tag ] = nodes
     return report
 
diff --git a/vassal-shim/release/vassal-shim.jar b/vassal-shim/release/vassal-shim.jar
index ffd038f..8054b53 100644
Binary files a/vassal-shim/release/vassal-shim.jar and b/vassal-shim/release/vassal-shim.jar differ
diff --git a/vassal-shim/src/vassal_shim/ReportNode.java b/vassal-shim/src/vassal_shim/ReportNode.java
index 4d772d8..0ab467c 100644
--- a/vassal-shim/src/vassal_shim/ReportNode.java
+++ b/vassal-shim/src/vassal_shim/ReportNode.java
@@ -10,6 +10,17 @@ public class ReportNode
 
     String snippetId ;
     Point labelPos ;
+    String caption ;
+    String msg ;
+
+    public ReportNode( String snippetId, Point labelPos, String caption, String msg )
+    {
+        // initialize the ReportNode
+        this.snippetId = snippetId ;
+        this.labelPos = labelPos ;
+        this.caption = caption ;
+        this.msg = msg ;
+    }
 
     public ReportNode( String snippetId, Point labelPos )
     {
diff --git a/vassal-shim/src/vassal_shim/VassalShim.java b/vassal-shim/src/vassal_shim/VassalShim.java
index f3f1713..0fade33 100644
--- a/vassal-shim/src/vassal_shim/VassalShim.java
+++ b/vassal-shim/src/vassal_shim/VassalShim.java
@@ -377,7 +377,7 @@ public class VassalShim
     {
         // initialize
         Map< String, ArrayList<ReportNode> > labelReport = new HashMap<String,ArrayList<ReportNode>>() ;
-        for ( String key: new String[]{"created","updated","deleted","unchanged"} )
+        for ( String key: new String[]{"created","updated","deleted","unchanged","failed"} )
             labelReport.put( key, new ArrayList<ReportNode>() ) ;
 
         // process each snippet
@@ -419,8 +419,16 @@ public class VassalShim
                 logger.info( "- Updating label: {}", snippetId ) ;
                 logger.debug( "  - curr state: " + Utils.printableString(currState) ) ;
                 logger.debug( "  - new state:  " + Utils.printableString(newState) ) ;
-                labelFields.gamePiece().setState( newState ) ;
-                labelReport.get( "updated" ).add( new ReportNode( snippetId, null ) ) ;
+                try {
+                    labelFields.gamePiece().setState( newState ) ;
+                    labelReport.get( "updated" ).add( new ReportNode( snippetId, null ) ) ;
+                } catch( Exception ex ) {
+                    String msg = "ERROR: Couldn't update label '" + snippetId + "'" ;
+                    logger.warn( msg, ex ) ;
+                    labelReport.get( "failed" ).add(
+                        new ReportNode( snippetId, null, msg, ex.getMessage() )
+                    ) ;
+                }
             }
             iter.remove() ;
         }
@@ -433,8 +441,16 @@ public class VassalShim
             logger.info( "- Deleting label: {}", snippetId ) ;
             GamePieceLabelFields labelFields = ourLabels.get( snippetId ) ;
             RemovePiece cmd = new RemovePiece( labelFields.gamePiece() ) ;
-            cmd.execute() ;
-            labelReport.get( "deleted" ).add( new ReportNode( snippetId, null ) ) ;
+            try {
+                cmd.execute() ;
+                labelReport.get( "deleted" ).add( new ReportNode( snippetId, null ) ) ;
+            } catch( Exception ex ) {
+                String msg = "ERROR: Couldn't delete label '" + snippetId + "'" ;
+                logger.warn( msg, ex ) ;
+                labelReport.get( "failed" ).add(
+                    new ReportNode( snippetId, null, msg, ex.getMessage() )
+                ) ;
+            }
         }
 
         // We now want to create new labels for any snippets left that haven't already been processed.
@@ -630,14 +646,22 @@ public class VassalShim
             String defaultLabelText1 = config.getProperty( "DEFAULT_LABEL_TEXT1", "Label" ) ;
             String defaultLabelText2 = config.getProperty( "DEFAULT_LABEL_TEXT2", "no background" ) ;
             String snippetContent = snippet.content.replace( "\n", " " ) ;
-            gamePiece.setState(
-                gamePiece.getState().replace( "\t"+defaultUserName+"\\", "\tvasl-templates\\" )
-                                    .replace( "\t"+defaultLabelText1+"\\", "\t" + snippetContent + "\\" )
-                                    .replace( "\t"+defaultLabelText2+"\\", "\t\\" )
-                                    .replace( "\tnull;0;0", "\tMap0;" + makeVassalCoordString(pos,snippet) )
-            ) ;
-            GameModule.getGameModule().getGameState().addPiece( gamePiece ) ;
-            labelReport.get( "created" ).add( new ReportNode( snippetId, pos ) ) ;
+            try {
+                gamePiece.setState(
+                    gamePiece.getState().replace( "\t"+defaultUserName+"\\", "\tvasl-templates\\" )
+                                        .replace( "\t"+defaultLabelText1+"\\", "\t" + snippetContent + "\\" )
+                                        .replace( "\t"+defaultLabelText2+"\\", "\t\\" )
+                                        .replace( "\tnull;0;0", "\tMap0;" + makeVassalCoordString(pos,snippet) )
+                ) ;
+                GameModule.getGameModule().getGameState().addPiece( gamePiece ) ;
+                labelReport.get( "created" ).add( new ReportNode( snippetId, pos ) ) ;
+            } catch( Exception ex ) {
+                String msg = "ERROR: Couldn't create label '" + snippetId + "'" ;
+                logger.warn( msg, ex ) ;
+                labelReport.get( "failed" ).add(
+                    new ReportNode( snippetId, null, msg, ex.getMessage() )
+                ) ;
+            }
         }
 
         return labelReport ;
@@ -716,6 +740,11 @@ public class VassalShim
                     reportNodeElem.setAttribute( "x", Integer.toString( reportNode.labelPos.x ) ) ;
                     reportNodeElem.setAttribute( "y", Integer.toString( reportNode.labelPos.y ) ) ;
                 }
+                if ( reportNode.caption != null ) {
+                    reportNodeElem.setAttribute( "caption", reportNode.caption ) ;
+                    if ( reportNode.msg != null )
+                        reportNodeElem.setTextContent( reportNode.msg ) ;
+                }
                 elem.appendChild( reportNodeElem ) ;
                 if ( ! key.equals( "unchanged" ) )
                     wasModified = true ;