diff --git a/src/p_conversation.cpp b/src/p_conversation.cpp
index 5c88bdfe3..f0fcaf750 100644
--- a/src/p_conversation.cpp
+++ b/src/p_conversation.cpp
@@ -1129,6 +1129,7 @@ static void HandleReply(player_t *player, bool isconsole, int nodenum, int reply
 	{
 		int rootnode = npc->ConversationRoot;
 		const unsigned next = (unsigned)(rootnode + reply->NextNode - 1);
+		FString nextname = reply->NextNodeName;
 
 		if (next < StrifeDialogues.Size())
 		{
@@ -1149,7 +1150,10 @@ static void HandleReply(player_t *player, bool isconsole, int nodenum, int reply
 		}
 		else
 		{
-			Printf ("Next node %u is invalid, no such dialog page\n", next);
+			if (nextname.IsEmpty())
+				Printf ("Next node %u is invalid, no such dialog page\n", next);
+			else
+				Printf ("Next node %u ('%s') is invalid, no such dialog page\n", next, nextname);
 		}
 	}
 
diff --git a/src/p_usdf.cpp b/src/p_usdf.cpp
index bbd64fdd4..dcbe59fe8 100644
--- a/src/p_usdf.cpp
+++ b/src/p_usdf.cpp
@@ -564,7 +564,10 @@ public:
 					if (nameToIndex.CheckKey(key))
 						Printf("Warning! Duplicate page name '%s'!\n", StrifeDialogues[i]->ThisNodeName.GetChars());
 					else
+					{
 						nameToIndex[key] = i;
+						DPrintf(DMSG_NOTIFY, "GZSDF linker: Assigning pagename '%s' to node %i\n", key, i);
+					}
 					usedstrings = true;
 				}
 			}
@@ -577,7 +580,10 @@ public:
 					{
 						itemLinkKey.ToLower();
 						if (nameToIndex.CheckKey(itemLinkKey))
+						{
 							StrifeDialogues[i]->ItemCheckNode = nameToIndex[itemLinkKey] + 1;
+							DPrintf(DMSG_NOTIFY, "GZSDF linker: Item Link '%s' in node %i was index %i\n", itemLinkKey, i, nameToIndex[itemLinkKey]);
+						}
 						else
 							Printf("Warning! Reference to non-existent item-linked dialogue page name '%s' in page %i!\n", StrifeDialogues[i]->ItemCheckNodeName.GetChars(), i);
 					}
@@ -590,7 +596,10 @@ public:
 							FString key = NodeCheck->NextNodeName;
 							key.ToLower();
 							if (nameToIndex.CheckKey(key))
+							{
 								NodeCheck->NextNode = nameToIndex[key] + 1;
+								DPrintf(DMSG_NOTIFY, "GZSDF linker: Nextpage Link '%s' in node %i was index %i\n", key, i, nameToIndex[key]);
+							}
 							else
 								Printf("Warning! Reference to non-existent reply-linked dialogue page name '%s' in page %i!\n", NodeCheck->NextNodeName.GetChars(), i);
 						}