diff --git a/include/Plugin.h b/include/Plugin.h
index af3783971..a07316c40 100644
--- a/include/Plugin.h
+++ b/include/Plugin.h
@@ -178,8 +178,6 @@ public:
 	// create a view for the model 
 	PluginView * createView( QWidget* parent );
 
-	QList<QString> * getErrorReport();
-
 
 protected:
 	// create a view for the model 
@@ -188,8 +186,6 @@ protected:
 
 
 private:
-	QList<QString> * m_errorReport;
-
 	const Descriptor* m_descriptor;
 
 	// pointer to instantiation-function in plugin
diff --git a/plugins/vestige/vestige.cpp b/plugins/vestige/vestige.cpp
index 7162333df..6a15af552 100644
--- a/plugins/vestige/vestige.cpp
+++ b/plugins/vestige/vestige.cpp
@@ -262,15 +262,7 @@ void vestigeInstrument::loadFile( const QString & _file )
 		m_pluginMutex.unlock();
 		closePlugin();
 		delete tf;
-		QMessageBox::information( 0,
-				tr( "Failed loading VST-plugin" ),
-				tr( "The VST-plugin %1 could not "
-					"be loaded for some reason.\n"
-					"If it runs with other VST-"
-					"software under Linux, please "
-					"contact an LMMS-developer!"
-					).arg( m_pluginDLL ),
-						QMessageBox::Ok );
+		logError( VstPlugin::tr( "The VST plugin %1 could not be loaded." ).arg( m_pluginDLL ) );
 		return;
 	}
 
diff --git a/src/core/Plugin.cpp b/src/core/Plugin.cpp
index 491526449..24c988e3c 100644
--- a/src/core/Plugin.cpp
+++ b/src/core/Plugin.cpp
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@
 #include "config_mgr.h"
 #include "DummyPlugin.h"
 #include "AutomatableModel.h"
+#include "MainWindow.h"
 
 
 static PixmapLoader __dummy_loader;
@@ -62,7 +63,6 @@ Plugin::Plugin( const Descriptor * _descriptor, Model * parent ) :
 	{
 		m_descriptor = &dummy_plugin_descriptor;
 	}
-	m_errorReport = NULL;
 }
 
 
@@ -125,17 +125,9 @@ Plugin * Plugin::instantiate( const QString & pluginName, Model * parent,
 	return inst;
 }
 
-QList<QString>* Plugin::getErrorReport()
-{
-	return m_errorReport;
-}
-
 void Plugin::logError( QString err_msg )
 {
-	if ( m_errorReport == NULL ) {
-		m_errorReport = new QList<QString>();
-	}
-	m_errorReport->append( err_msg );
+    engine::mainWindow()->collectError( err_msg );
 }
 
 
diff --git a/src/gui/MainWindow.cpp b/src/gui/MainWindow.cpp
index 1d6b40927..5fed6da1c 100644
--- a/src/gui/MainWindow.cpp
+++ b/src/gui/MainWindow.cpp
@@ -1181,7 +1181,8 @@ void MainWindow::clearErrors()
 
 
 void MainWindow::showErrors( const QString message )
-{   if ( m_errors->length() != 0 )
+{
+    if ( m_errors->length() != 0 )
 	{   QString* errors = new QString();
 		for ( int i = 0 ; i < m_errors->length() ; i++ )
 		{
diff --git a/src/tracks/InstrumentTrack.cpp b/src/tracks/InstrumentTrack.cpp
index f8a6ed1f8..15ff0b143 100644
--- a/src/tracks/InstrumentTrack.cpp
+++ b/src/tracks/InstrumentTrack.cpp
@@ -820,11 +820,8 @@ Instrument * InstrumentTrack::loadInstrument( const QString & _plugin_name )
 	delete m_instrument;
 	m_instrument = Instrument::instantiate( _plugin_name, this );
 	unlock();
-
-	if ( m_instrument->getErrorReport() != NULL )
-		engine::mainWindow()->collectErrors( m_instrument->getErrorReport() );
-
 	setName( m_instrument->displayName() );
+
 	emit instrumentChanged();
 
 	return m_instrument;