diff --git a/indexer/index_builder.cpp b/indexer/index_builder.cpp
index 360cc504e0..3de3ca6095 100644
--- a/indexer/index_builder.cpp
+++ b/indexer/index_builder.cpp
@@ -28,12 +28,13 @@ namespace indexer
     }
     catch (Reader::Exception const & e)
     {
-      LOG(LERROR, ("Error while reading file: ", e.what()));
+      LOG(LERROR, ("Error while reading file: ", e.Msg()));
       return false;
     }
     catch (Writer::Exception const & e)
     {
-      LOG(LERROR, ("Error writing index file: ", e.what()));
+      LOG(LERROR, ("Error writing index file: ", e.Msg()));
+      return false;
     }
 
     return true;
diff --git a/indexer/search_index_builder.cpp b/indexer/search_index_builder.cpp
index cf90d108da..528c85bb4a 100644
--- a/indexer/search_index_builder.cpp
+++ b/indexer/search_index_builder.cpp
@@ -433,12 +433,12 @@ bool indexer::BuildSearchIndexFromDatFile(string const & fName, bool forceRebuil
   }
   catch (Reader::Exception const & e)
   {
-    LOG(LERROR, ("Error while reading file: ", e.what()));
+    LOG(LERROR, ("Error while reading file: ", e.Msg()));
     return false;
   }
   catch (Writer::Exception const & e)
   {
-    LOG(LERROR, ("Error writing index file: ", e.what()));
+    LOG(LERROR, ("Error writing index file: ", e.Msg()));
     return false;
   }