diff --git a/evennia/utils/evmenu.py b/evennia/utils/evmenu.py
index 9509bbd884..a6a77a871f 100644
--- a/evennia/utils/evmenu.py
+++ b/evennia/utils/evmenu.py
@@ -182,7 +182,8 @@ _CMD_NOINPUT = cmdhandler.CMD_NOINPUT
 
 # i18n
 from django.utils.translation import ugettext as _
-_ERR_NOT_IMPLEMENTED = _("Menu node '{nodename}' is not implemented. Make another choice.")
+_ERR_NOT_IMPLEMENTED = _("Menu node '{nodename}' is either not implemented or "
+                         "caused an error. Make another choice.")
 _ERR_GENERAL = _("Error in menu node '{nodename}'.")
 _ERR_NO_OPTION_DESC = _("No description.")
 _HELP_FULL = _("Commands: <menu option>, help, quit")
@@ -573,6 +574,7 @@ class EvMenu(object):
         except EvMenuError:
             errmsg = _ERR_GENERAL.format(nodename=callback)
             self.caller.msg(errmsg, self._session)
+            logger.log_trace()
             raise
 
         return ret
@@ -606,9 +608,11 @@ class EvMenu(object):
                 nodetext, options = ret, None
         except KeyError:
             self.caller.msg(_ERR_NOT_IMPLEMENTED.format(nodename=nodename), session=self._session)
+            logger.log_trace()
             raise EvMenuError
         except Exception:
             self.caller.msg(_ERR_GENERAL.format(nodename=nodename), session=self._session)
+            logger.log_trace()
             raise
 
         # store options to make them easier to test
diff --git a/evennia/utils/spawner.py b/evennia/utils/spawner.py
index e4d403157e..33fbb91346 100644
--- a/evennia/utils/spawner.py
+++ b/evennia/utils/spawner.py
@@ -754,12 +754,13 @@ def _node_check_desc(caller, desc):
 
 
 def node_desc(caller):
+
     metaprot = _get_menu_metaprot(caller)
     text = ["|cDescribe|n briefly the prototype for viewing in listings."]
     desc = metaprot.desc
 
     if desc:
-        text.append("The current desc is:\n\"|y{desc}|n\"".format(desc))
+        text.append("The current desc is:\n\"|y{desc}|n\"".format(desc=desc))
     else:
         text.append("Description is currently unset.")
     text = "\n".join(text)
@@ -788,7 +789,7 @@ def node_tags(caller):
     tags = metaprot.tags
 
     if tags:
-        text.append("The current tags are:\n|y{tags}|n".format(tags))
+        text.append("The current tags are:\n|y{tags}|n".format(tags=tags))
     else:
         text.append("No tags are currently set.")
     text = "\n".join(text)