diff --git a/src/plugins/backends/growl/growlbackend.cpp b/src/plugins/backends/growl/growlbackend.cpp
index aa11c72..68e64e1 100644
--- a/src/plugins/backends/growl/growlbackend.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/backends/growl/growlbackend.cpp
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ bool GrowlBackend::isReady()
 {
     bool running = Growl::isRunning(GROWL_TCP, settingsValue(QLatin1String("Host")).toString().toUtf8().constData());
     if (!running) {
-        setErrorString(tr("Growl is not running."));
+        setErrorString(name() + tr(" is not running."));
     }
     return running;
 }
diff --git a/src/plugins/backends/snarl/snarl.cpp b/src/plugins/backends/snarl/snarl.cpp
index 22cc65b..54dbc4a 100644
--- a/src/plugins/backends/snarl/snarl.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/backends/snarl/snarl.cpp
@@ -147,7 +147,7 @@ bool SnarlBackend::isReady()
 {
     bool running = SnarlInterface::IsSnarlRunning();
     if (!running) {
-        setErrorString(tr("Snarl is not running."));
+        setErrorString(name() + tr(" is not running."));
     }
     return running;
 }
diff --git a/src/plugins/backends/snoretoast/snoretoast.cpp b/src/plugins/backends/snoretoast/snoretoast.cpp
index f406a97..df0e8c7 100644
--- a/src/plugins/backends/snoretoast/snoretoast.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/backends/snoretoast/snoretoast.cpp
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ using namespace Snore;
 
 bool SnoreToast::isReady()
 {
-    if (QSysInfo::windowsVersion() < QSysInfo::WV_WINDOWS8) {
+    if (errorString().isEmpty() && QSysInfo::windowsVersion() < QSysInfo::WV_WINDOWS8) {
         setErrorString(name() + tr(" needs at least Windows 8 to run."));
         return false;
     }