diff --git a/src/map/IMG/gmapdata.cpp b/src/map/IMG/gmapdata.cpp
index 14e9c11e..712eb65c 100644
--- a/src/map/IMG/gmapdata.cpp
+++ b/src/map/IMG/gmapdata.cpp
@@ -52,8 +52,10 @@ bool GMAPData::readXML(const QString &path, QString &dataDir, QString &typFile)
 {
 	QFile file(path);
 
-	if (!file.open(QFile::ReadOnly | QFile::Text))
+	if (!file.open(QFile::ReadOnly | QFile::Text)) {
+		_errorString = file.errorString();
 		return false;
+	}
 
 	QXmlStreamReader reader(&file);
 	if (reader.readNextStartElement()) {
diff --git a/src/map/bsbmap.cpp b/src/map/bsbmap.cpp
index 861f4bd7..eeb44742 100644
--- a/src/map/bsbmap.cpp
+++ b/src/map/bsbmap.cpp
@@ -395,7 +395,7 @@ BSBMap::BSBMap(const QString &fileName, QObject *parent)
 	QFile file(fileName);
 
 	if (!file.open(QIODevice::ReadOnly)) {
-		_errorString = fileName + ": " + file.errorString();
+		_errorString = file.errorString();
 		return;
 	}
 
diff --git a/src/map/oruxmap.cpp b/src/map/oruxmap.cpp
index 7d82fb1a..bb0ffdca 100644
--- a/src/map/oruxmap.cpp
+++ b/src/map/oruxmap.cpp
@@ -366,8 +366,10 @@ bool OruxMap::readXML(const QString &path, const QString &dir)
 {
 	QFile file(path);
 
-	if (!file.open(QFile::ReadOnly | QFile::Text))
+	if (!file.open(QFile::ReadOnly | QFile::Text)) {
+		_errorString = file.errorString();
 		return false;
+	}
 
 	QXmlStreamReader reader(&file);
 	if (reader.readNextStartElement()) {
diff --git a/src/map/qctmap.cpp b/src/map/qctmap.cpp
index e424c2d4..6d05ef24 100644
--- a/src/map/qctmap.cpp
+++ b/src/map/qctmap.cpp
@@ -327,7 +327,7 @@ QCTMap::QCTMap(const QString &fileName, QObject *parent)
   _mapRatio(1.0), _valid(false)
 {
 	if (!_file.open(QIODevice::ReadOnly)) {
-		_errorString = fileName + ": " + _file.errorString();
+		_errorString = _file.errorString();
 		return;
 	}