diff --git a/src/text_editor/commands.cpp b/src/text_editor/commands.cpp
index d023f7e..2dcedca 100644
--- a/src/text_editor/commands.cpp
+++ b/src/text_editor/commands.cpp
@@ -158,15 +158,24 @@ void Appendf(View *view, const char *fmt, ...) {
     Append(view, string, true);
 }
 
+void UIMessagef(const char *fmt, ...) {
+    Scratch scratch;
+    STRING_FORMAT(scratch, fmt, string);
+    BSet main = GetBSet(LastActiveLayoutWindowID);
+    JumpGarbageBuffer(&main);
+    NextActiveWindowID = main.window->id;
+    RawAppendf(main.buffer, "\n    %S\n", string);
+}
+
 void ReportErrorf(const char *fmt, ...) {
     Scratch scratch;
     STRING_FORMAT(scratch, fmt, string);
-    SDL_ShowSimpleMessageBox(SDL_MESSAGEBOX_ERROR, "Error!", string.data, NULL);
     View *view = GetView(NullViewID);
     if (view) {
         Appendf(view, "%S\n", string);
         NextActiveWindowID = NullWindowID;
     }
+    UIMessagef("%S", string);
 }
 
 void ReportConsolef(const char *fmt, ...) {
@@ -577,7 +586,7 @@ BSet Open(Window *window, String path, String meta, bool set_active = true) {
     } else if (o.kind == OpenKind_Skip) {
         return {};
     } else {
-        ReportWarningf("Failed to open: %S", path);
+        ReportErrorf("Failed to open: %S", path);
     }
 
     return GetBSet(window);