diff --git a/source/net/sourceforge/filebot/ui/AbstractSearchPanel.java b/source/net/sourceforge/filebot/ui/AbstractSearchPanel.java
index 6495af87..b88a5ce3 100644
--- a/source/net/sourceforge/filebot/ui/AbstractSearchPanel.java
+++ b/source/net/sourceforge/filebot/ui/AbstractSearchPanel.java
@@ -184,7 +184,7 @@ public abstract class AbstractSearchPanel<S, E> extends FileBotPanel {
 			} catch (Exception e) {
 				tab.close();
 				
-				Logger.getLogger("ui").log(Level.WARNING, ExceptionUtilities.getRootCause(e).getMessage(), e);
+				Logger.getLogger("ui").log(Level.WARNING, ExceptionUtilities.getRootCauseMessage(e), e);
 			}
 			
 		}
@@ -240,7 +240,7 @@ public abstract class AbstractSearchPanel<S, E> extends FileBotPanel {
 			} catch (Exception e) {
 				tab.close();
 				
-				Logger.getLogger("ui").log(Level.WARNING, ExceptionUtilities.getRootCause(e).getMessage(), e);
+				Logger.getLogger("ui").log(Level.WARNING, ExceptionUtilities.getRootCauseMessage(e), e);
 			} finally {
 				tab.setLoading(false);
 			}
diff --git a/source/net/sourceforge/filebot/ui/NotificationLoggingHandler.java b/source/net/sourceforge/filebot/ui/NotificationLoggingHandler.java
index 1aac7598..a891c14c 100644
--- a/source/net/sourceforge/filebot/ui/NotificationLoggingHandler.java
+++ b/source/net/sourceforge/filebot/ui/NotificationLoggingHandler.java
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ import javax.swing.Icon;
 import javax.swing.SwingUtilities;
 
 import net.sourceforge.filebot.ResourceManager;
+import net.sourceforge.tuned.ExceptionUtilities;
 import net.sourceforge.tuned.ui.notification.MessageNotification;
 import net.sourceforge.tuned.ui.notification.NotificationManager;
 import net.sourceforge.tuned.ui.notification.QueueNotificationLayout;
@@ -61,7 +62,7 @@ public class NotificationLoggingHandler extends Handler {
 		
 		if (message == null || message.isEmpty()) {
 			// if message is empty, display exception string
-			message = record.getThrown().toString();
+			return ExceptionUtilities.getMessage(record.getThrown());
 		}
 		
 		return message;
diff --git a/source/net/sourceforge/filebot/ui/panel/analyze/FileTree.java b/source/net/sourceforge/filebot/ui/panel/analyze/FileTree.java
index 898abf7e..53d67ad7 100644
--- a/source/net/sourceforge/filebot/ui/panel/analyze/FileTree.java
+++ b/source/net/sourceforge/filebot/ui/panel/analyze/FileTree.java
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ import java.util.Iterator;
 import java.util.LinkedHashSet;
 import java.util.List;
 import java.util.Set;
+import java.util.logging.Level;
 import java.util.logging.Logger;
 
 import javax.swing.AbstractAction;
@@ -31,6 +32,7 @@ import javax.swing.tree.TreePath;
 import javax.swing.tree.TreeSelectionModel;
 
 import net.sourceforge.filebot.ResourceManager;
+import net.sourceforge.tuned.ExceptionUtilities;
 import net.sourceforge.tuned.FilterIterator;
 import net.sourceforge.tuned.TreeIterator;
 
@@ -158,7 +160,7 @@ public class FileTree extends JTree {
 						Desktop.getDesktop().open(file);
 					}
 				} catch (Exception e) {
-					Logger.getLogger("ui").warning(e.getMessage());
+					Logger.getLogger("ui").log(Level.WARNING, ExceptionUtilities.getRootCauseMessage(e), e);
 				}
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/source/net/sourceforge/filebot/ui/panel/analyze/FileTreeTransferablePolicy.java b/source/net/sourceforge/filebot/ui/panel/analyze/FileTreeTransferablePolicy.java
index aaced2c9..fd0a0f44 100644
--- a/source/net/sourceforge/filebot/ui/panel/analyze/FileTreeTransferablePolicy.java
+++ b/source/net/sourceforge/filebot/ui/panel/analyze/FileTreeTransferablePolicy.java
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ package net.sourceforge.filebot.ui.panel.analyze;
 
 import java.io.File;
 import java.util.List;
+import java.util.logging.Level;
 import java.util.logging.Logger;
 
 import net.sourceforge.filebot.ui.panel.analyze.FileTree.AbstractTreeNode;
@@ -50,7 +51,7 @@ class FileTreeTransferablePolicy extends BackgroundFileTransferablePolicy<Abstra
 
 	@Override
 	protected void process(Exception e) {
-		Logger.getLogger("ui").warning(ExceptionUtilities.getRootCause(e).getMessage());
+		Logger.getLogger("ui").log(Level.WARNING, ExceptionUtilities.getRootCauseMessage(e), e);
 	}
 	
 
diff --git a/source/net/sourceforge/filebot/ui/panel/analyze/Tool.java b/source/net/sourceforge/filebot/ui/panel/analyze/Tool.java
index 30223b46..42c47cb3 100644
--- a/source/net/sourceforge/filebot/ui/panel/analyze/Tool.java
+++ b/source/net/sourceforge/filebot/ui/panel/analyze/Tool.java
@@ -90,11 +90,13 @@ abstract class Tool<M> extends JComponent {
 				try {
 					setModel(get());
 				} catch (Exception e) {
-					if (ExceptionUtilities.getRootCause(e) instanceof ConcurrentModificationException) {
+					Throwable cause = ExceptionUtilities.getRootCause(e);
+					
+					if (cause instanceof ConcurrentModificationException || cause instanceof InterruptedException) {
 						// if it happens, it is supposed to
 					} else {
 						// should not happen
-						Logger.getLogger("global").log(Level.WARNING, e.toString(), e);
+						Logger.getLogger("global").log(Level.WARNING, e.getMessage(), e);
 					}
 				}
 			}
diff --git a/source/net/sourceforge/filebot/ui/panel/rename/RenameAction.java b/source/net/sourceforge/filebot/ui/panel/rename/RenameAction.java
index 0cca5b10..519d88a8 100644
--- a/source/net/sourceforge/filebot/ui/panel/rename/RenameAction.java
+++ b/source/net/sourceforge/filebot/ui/panel/rename/RenameAction.java
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ import javax.swing.AbstractAction;
 
 import net.sourceforge.filebot.ResourceManager;
 import net.sourceforge.filebot.similarity.Match;
+import net.sourceforge.tuned.ExceptionUtilities;
 import net.sourceforge.tuned.FileUtilities;
 
 
@@ -68,7 +69,7 @@ class RenameAction extends AbstractAction {
 			Logger.getLogger("ui").info(String.format("%d files renamed.", renameCount));
 		} catch (IOException e) {
 			// rename failed
-			Logger.getLogger("ui").warning(e.getMessage());
+			Logger.getLogger("ui").warning(ExceptionUtilities.getRootCauseMessage(e));
 			
 			boolean revertFailed = false;
 			
diff --git a/source/net/sourceforge/filebot/ui/panel/rename/RenamePanel.java b/source/net/sourceforge/filebot/ui/panel/rename/RenamePanel.java
index cc9a52b6..4720c06f 100644
--- a/source/net/sourceforge/filebot/ui/panel/rename/RenamePanel.java
+++ b/source/net/sourceforge/filebot/ui/panel/rename/RenamePanel.java
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ import java.awt.event.ActionEvent;
 import java.io.File;
 import java.util.ArrayList;
 import java.util.List;
+import java.util.logging.Level;
 import java.util.logging.Logger;
 
 import javax.swing.AbstractAction;
@@ -214,7 +215,7 @@ public class RenamePanel extends FileBotPanel {
 						model.names().addAll(names);
 						model.files().addAll(files);
 					} catch (Exception e) {
-						Logger.getLogger("ui").warning(ExceptionUtilities.getRootCause(e).getMessage());
+						Logger.getLogger("ui").log(Level.WARNING, ExceptionUtilities.getRootCauseMessage(e), e);
 					}
 				}
 			};
diff --git a/source/net/sourceforge/filebot/ui/panel/sfv/ChecksumTableCellRenderer.java b/source/net/sourceforge/filebot/ui/panel/sfv/ChecksumTableCellRenderer.java
index 9d1f236b..705892d4 100644
--- a/source/net/sourceforge/filebot/ui/panel/sfv/ChecksumTableCellRenderer.java
+++ b/source/net/sourceforge/filebot/ui/panel/sfv/ChecksumTableCellRenderer.java
@@ -13,6 +13,8 @@ import javax.swing.border.EmptyBorder;
 import javax.swing.table.DefaultTableCellRenderer;
 import javax.swing.table.TableCellRenderer;
 
+import net.sourceforge.tuned.ExceptionUtilities;
+
 
 class ChecksumTableCellRenderer extends DefaultTableCellRenderer {
 	
@@ -34,7 +36,7 @@ class ChecksumTableCellRenderer extends DefaultTableCellRenderer {
 					setText("Pending ...");
 					break;
 				case ERROR:
-					setText(checksum.getError().getMessage());
+					setText(ExceptionUtilities.getMessage(checksum.getError()));
 					break;
 				default:
 					return progressBarRenderer.getTableCellRendererComponent(table, value, isSelected, hasFocus, row, column);
diff --git a/source/net/sourceforge/filebot/ui/panel/sfv/SfvTransferablePolicy.java b/source/net/sourceforge/filebot/ui/panel/sfv/SfvTransferablePolicy.java
index cca50efe..b87caab6 100644
--- a/source/net/sourceforge/filebot/ui/panel/sfv/SfvTransferablePolicy.java
+++ b/source/net/sourceforge/filebot/ui/panel/sfv/SfvTransferablePolicy.java
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ class SfvTransferablePolicy extends BackgroundFileTransferablePolicy<ChecksumCel
 
 	@Override
 	protected void process(Exception e) {
-		Logger.getLogger("ui").warning(ExceptionUtilities.getRootCause(e).getMessage());
+		Logger.getLogger("ui").log(Level.WARNING, ExceptionUtilities.getRootCauseMessage(e), e);
 	}
 	
 
diff --git a/source/net/sourceforge/tuned/ExceptionUtilities.java b/source/net/sourceforge/tuned/ExceptionUtilities.java
index adacef40..21a88ef2 100644
--- a/source/net/sourceforge/tuned/ExceptionUtilities.java
+++ b/source/net/sourceforge/tuned/ExceptionUtilities.java
@@ -13,6 +13,22 @@ public final class ExceptionUtilities {
 	}
 	
 
+	public static String getRootCauseMessage(Throwable t) {
+		return getMessage(getRootCause(t));
+	}
+	
+
+	public static String getMessage(Throwable t) {
+		String message = t.getMessage();
+		
+		if (message == null || message.isEmpty()) {
+			return t.toString();
+		}
+		
+		return message;
+	}
+	
+
 	public static RuntimeException asRuntimeException(Throwable t) {
 		if (t instanceof RuntimeException) {
 			return (RuntimeException) t;