diff --git a/src/main/java/org/bukkit/plugin/InvalidDescriptionException.java b/src/main/java/org/bukkit/plugin/InvalidDescriptionException.java
index 17f36851..a1a7551a 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/bukkit/plugin/InvalidDescriptionException.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/bukkit/plugin/InvalidDescriptionException.java
@@ -57,6 +57,6 @@ public class InvalidDescriptionException extends Exception {
 
     @Override
     public String getMessage() {
-        return super.getMessage();
+        return message;
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/bukkit/plugin/PluginDescriptionFile.java b/src/main/java/org/bukkit/plugin/PluginDescriptionFile.java
index 44dddbfa..72a26304 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/bukkit/plugin/PluginDescriptionFile.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/bukkit/plugin/PluginDescriptionFile.java
@@ -81,10 +81,6 @@ public final class PluginDescriptionFile {
     }
 
     private void loadMap(Map<String, Object> map) throws InvalidDescriptionException {
-        if (name == null) {
-            throw new InvalidDescriptionException("Name is not defined");
-        }
-
         try {
             name = map.get("name").toString();
         } catch (NullPointerException ex) {
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/bukkit/plugin/PluginManager.java b/src/main/java/org/bukkit/plugin/PluginManager.java
index 0b6d7a30..a2d35e39 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/bukkit/plugin/PluginManager.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/bukkit/plugin/PluginManager.java
@@ -56,8 +56,9 @@ public interface PluginManager {
      * @param file File containing the plugin to load
      * @return The Plugin loaded, or null if it was invalid
      * @throws InvalidPluginException Thrown when the specified file is not a valid plugin
+     * @throws InvalidDescriptionException Thrown when the specified file contains an invalid description
      */
-    public Plugin loadPlugin(File file) throws InvalidPluginException;
+    public Plugin loadPlugin(File file) throws InvalidPluginException, InvalidDescriptionException;
 
     /**
      * Loads the plugins contained within the specified directory
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/bukkit/plugin/SimplePluginManager.java b/src/main/java/org/bukkit/plugin/SimplePluginManager.java
index 44cc0eb9..d9f25afa 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/bukkit/plugin/SimplePluginManager.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/bukkit/plugin/SimplePluginManager.java
@@ -79,7 +79,9 @@ public final class SimplePluginManager implements PluginManager {
             try {
                 plugin = loadPlugin(file);
             } catch (InvalidPluginException ex) {
-                Logger.getLogger(SimplePluginManager.class.getName()).log(Level.SEVERE, "Could not load " + file.getPath() + " in " + directory.getPath(), ex);
+                Logger.getLogger(SimplePluginManager.class.getName()).log(Level.SEVERE, "Could not load " + file.getPath() + " in " + directory.getPath() + ": " + ex.getMessage(), ex);
+            } catch (InvalidDescriptionException ex) {
+                Logger.getLogger(SimplePluginManager.class.getName()).log(Level.SEVERE, "Could not load " + file.getPath() + " in " + directory.getPath() + ": " + ex.getMessage(), ex);
             }
 
             if (plugin != null) {
@@ -98,8 +100,9 @@ public final class SimplePluginManager implements PluginManager {
      * @param file File containing the plugin to load
      * @return The Plugin loaded, or null if it was invalid
      * @throws InvalidPluginException Thrown when the specified file is not a valid plugin
+     * @throws InvalidDescriptionException Thrown when the specified file contains an invalid description
      */
-    public Plugin loadPlugin(File file) throws InvalidPluginException {
+    public Plugin loadPlugin(File file) throws InvalidPluginException, InvalidDescriptionException {
         Set<Pattern> filters = fileAssociations.keySet();
         Plugin result = null;