diff --git a/TODO.md b/TODO.md
index 4ef19b6f..9490cf80 100644
--- a/TODO.md
+++ b/TODO.md
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@
         `-> somewhere( -> divertTarget ) -> somewhereElse( -> anotherTarget, -> yetAnother )`
 
     * Quit never completes if it has to go through a project save dialog (even when not saving)
-    * When inklecate crashes, we should handle it specially
+    * (DONE?) When inklecate crashes, we should handle it specially
     * Replaying a story goes through a transition for the last turn
         * jquery still fades in the last chunk even though it's a replay
         * should force the view height never to get smaller despite temporary content reduction
diff --git a/app/main-process/inklecate.js b/app/main-process/inklecate.js
index 9f0f06d8..ef7a8260 100644
--- a/app/main-process/inklecate.js
+++ b/app/main-process/inklecate.js
@@ -53,6 +53,7 @@ function play(compileInstruction, requester, sessionId) {
     playProcess.stderr.setEncoding('utf8');
     playProcess.stderr.on('data', (data) => {
         console.log(`stderr: ${data}`);
+        requester.send('play-story-unexpected-error', data, sessionId);
     });
 
     playProcess.stdin.setEncoding('utf8');
diff --git a/app/renderer/controller.js b/app/renderer/controller.js
index d52b3347..ebbc8386 100644
--- a/app/renderer/controller.js
+++ b/app/renderer/controller.js
@@ -96,6 +96,10 @@ LiveCompiler.setEvents({
     },
     unexpectedExit: () => {
         PlayerView.addTerminatingMessage("Story exited unexpectedly", "error");
+    },
+    unexpectedError: (error) => {
+        PlayerView.addTerminatingMessage("Story exited unexpectedly", "error");
+        PlayerView.addTerminatingMessage(error, "error");
     }
 });
 
diff --git a/app/renderer/liveCompiler.js b/app/renderer/liveCompiler.js
index eee9a6d6..f294a420 100644
--- a/app/renderer/liveCompiler.js
+++ b/app/renderer/liveCompiler.js
@@ -168,6 +168,14 @@ ipc.on("play-story-unexpected-exit", (event, fromSessionId) => {
     events.unexpectedExit();
 });
 
+ipc.on("play-story-unexpected-error", (event, error, fromSessionId) => {
+
+    if( sessionId != fromSessionId )
+        return;
+
+    events.unexpectedError(error);
+});
+
 ipc.on("play-story-stopped", (event, fromSessionId) => {
     
 });