diff --git a/powerdevil/daemon/powerdevilactionpool.cpp b/powerdevil/daemon/powerdevilactionpool.cpp
index 970aa18..6ca0d57 100644
--- a/powerdevil/daemon/powerdevilactionpool.cpp
+++ b/powerdevil/daemon/powerdevilactionpool.cpp
@@ -82,6 +82,7 @@ void ActionPool::clearCache()
         i.value()->deleteLater();
         i = m_actionPool.erase(i);
     }
+    m_initErrors.clear();
 }
 
 void ActionPool::init(PowerDevil::Core *parent)
@@ -99,6 +100,7 @@ void ActionPool::init(PowerDevil::Core *parent)
         if (!retaction) {
             // Troubles...
             kWarning() << "failed to load" << offer->desktopEntryName();
+            m_initErrors.insert(actionId, LoadFailed);
             continue;
         }
 
@@ -106,6 +108,7 @@ void ActionPool::init(PowerDevil::Core *parent)
         if (!retaction->isSupported()) {
             // Skip that
             retaction->deleteLater();
+            m_initErrors.insert(actionId, NotSupported);
             continue;
         }
 
@@ -169,7 +172,13 @@ Action* ActionPool::loadAction(const QString& actionId, const KConfigGroup& grou
 
         return retaction;
     } else {
-        // Hmm... troubles in configuration. Np, let's just return 0 and let the core handle this
+        // may be a misconfiguration.
+        // Set the error code and return 0 and let the caller handle this as it sees fit
+        if (m_initErrors.contains(actionId)) {
+            m_error = m_initErrors[actionId];
+        } else {  // no error recorded during initialisation, therefore action does not exist
+            m_error = NoAction;
+        }
         return 0;
     }
 }
@@ -183,4 +192,9 @@ void ActionPool::unloadAllActiveActions()
     m_activeActions.clear();
 }
 
+ActionPool::ErrorCode ActionPool::error()
+{
+    return m_error;
+}
+
 }
diff --git a/powerdevil/daemon/powerdevilactionpool.h b/powerdevil/daemon/powerdevilactionpool.h
index ca436ff..816449e 100644
--- a/powerdevil/daemon/powerdevilactionpool.h
+++ b/powerdevil/daemon/powerdevilactionpool.h
@@ -36,6 +36,11 @@ class Action;
 class KDE_EXPORT ActionPool
 {
 public:
+    enum ErrorCode {
+        NoAction,
+        LoadFailed,
+        NotSupported
+    };
     static ActionPool *instance();
 
     virtual ~ActionPool();
@@ -48,11 +53,15 @@ public:
 
     void clearCache();
 
+    ErrorCode error();
+
 private:
     ActionPool();
 
     QHash< QString, Action* > m_actionPool;
     QStringList m_activeActions;
+    ErrorCode m_error;
+    QHash< QString, ErrorCode > m_initErrors;
 };
 
 }
diff --git a/powerdevil/daemon/powerdevilcore.cpp b/powerdevil/daemon/powerdevilcore.cpp
index d096d74..c35b29d 100644
--- a/powerdevil/daemon/powerdevilcore.cpp
+++ b/powerdevil/daemon/powerdevilcore.cpp
@@ -357,11 +357,23 @@ void Core::loadProfile(bool force)
             if (action) {
                 action->onProfileLoad();
             } else {
-                // Ouch, error. But let's just warn and move on anyway
-                //TODO Maybe Remove from the configuration if unsupported
-                kWarning() << "The profile " << profileId <<  "tried to activate"
-                                << actionName << "a non existent action. This is usually due to an installation problem"
-                                " or to a configuration problem. or simlpy the action is not supported";
+                switch (ActionPool::instance()->error()) {
+                    case ActionPool::NotSupported:
+                        kWarning().nospace() << "Attempted to load unsupported action " << actionName
+                                             << ", skipping";
+                        break;
+                    case ActionPool::LoadFailed:
+                        kWarning() << "Action" << actionName << "failed during initialisation";
+                        // fallthrough
+                    case ActionPool::NoAction:
+                    default:
+                        // Ouch, error. But let's just warn and move on anyway
+                        //TODO Maybe Remove from the configuration if unsupported
+                        kWarning() << "The profile " << profileId <<  "tried to activate"
+                                   << actionName << "a non existent action. This is usually due to an installation problem"
+                                      " or to a configuration problem. or simlpy the action is not supported";
+                        break;
+                }
             }
         }