diff --git a/src/main/java/carpet/script/CarpetScriptHost.java b/src/main/java/carpet/script/CarpetScriptHost.java
index bc878309..b549d86d 100644
--- a/src/main/java/carpet/script/CarpetScriptHost.java
+++ b/src/main/java/carpet/script/CarpetScriptHost.java
@@ -389,6 +389,11 @@ public class CarpetScriptHost extends ScriptHost
         }
         if (appConfig.get(StringValue.of("commands")) != null)
         {
+            if (scriptServer().isInvalidCommandRoot(getName()))
+            {
+                notifier.accept(Messenger.c("g A command with the app's name already exists in vanilla or an installed mod."));
+                return null;
+            }
             try
             {
                 LiteralArgumentBuilder<CommandSourceStack> command = readCommands(commandValidator);
@@ -404,7 +409,7 @@ public class CarpetScriptHost extends ScriptHost
             catch (CommandSyntaxException cse)
             {
                 // failed
-                notifier.accept(Messenger.c("r Failed to build command system for "+getName()+" thus failed to load the app: ", cse.getRawMessage()));
+                notifier.accept(Messenger.c("r Failed to build command system: ", cse.getRawMessage()));
                 return null;
             }
 
@@ -451,7 +456,7 @@ public class CarpetScriptHost extends ScriptHost
 
         if (scriptServer().isInvalidCommandRoot(getName()))
         {
-            notifier.accept(Messenger.c("gi Tried to mask vanilla command."));
+            notifier.accept(Messenger.c("g A command with the app's name already exists in vanilla or an installed mod."));
             return null;
         }
 
diff --git a/src/main/java/carpet/script/CarpetScriptServer.java b/src/main/java/carpet/script/CarpetScriptServer.java
index ef18ec8f..aeee7876 100644
--- a/src/main/java/carpet/script/CarpetScriptServer.java
+++ b/src/main/java/carpet/script/CarpetScriptServer.java
@@ -295,9 +295,9 @@ public class CarpetScriptServer extends ScriptServer
         //addEvents(source, name);
         String action = (installer!=null)?(reload?"reinstalled":"installed"):(reload?"reloaded":"loaded");
 
-        
+        String finalName = name;
         Boolean isCommandAdded = newHost.addAppCommands(s -> {
-            if (!isRuleApp) Messenger.m(source, s);
+            if (!isRuleApp) Messenger.m(source, Messenger.c("r Failed to add app '" + finalName + "': ", s));
         });
         if (isCommandAdded == null) // error should be dispatched
         {