diff --git a/source/net/filebot/format/BindingException.java b/source/net/filebot/format/BindingException.java
index ff2c1803..11a6f89e 100644
--- a/source/net/filebot/format/BindingException.java
+++ b/source/net/filebot/format/BindingException.java
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ public class BindingException extends RuntimeException {
 	}
 
 	public BindingException(String binding, String innerMessage, Throwable cause) {
-		this(String.format("BindingException: \"%s\": %s", binding, innerMessage), cause);
+		this(String.format("Binding \"%s\": %s", binding, innerMessage), cause);
 	}
 
 }
diff --git a/source/net/filebot/format/MediaBindingBean.java b/source/net/filebot/format/MediaBindingBean.java
index 35618e7f..4fc4be84 100644
--- a/source/net/filebot/format/MediaBindingBean.java
+++ b/source/net/filebot/format/MediaBindingBean.java
@@ -862,10 +862,10 @@ public class MediaBindingBean {
 		return mediaFile;
 	}
 
-	private void checkMediaFile() throws RuntimeException {
+	private void checkMediaFile() {
 		// make sure file is not null, and that it is an existing file
 		if (mediaFile == null) {
-			throw new RuntimeException("Path to media file not set. Click (x)= and select a sample file.");
+			throw new IllegalStateException("Path to media file not set. Click (x)= and select a sample file.");
 		}
 	}
 
diff --git a/source/net/filebot/resources/status.info.png b/source/net/filebot/resources/status.info.png
new file mode 100755
index 00000000..e7646b14
Binary files /dev/null and b/source/net/filebot/resources/status.info.png differ
diff --git a/source/net/filebot/ui/rename/FormatDialog.java b/source/net/filebot/ui/rename/FormatDialog.java
index cab87065..bcbb6dbf 100644
--- a/source/net/filebot/ui/rename/FormatDialog.java
+++ b/source/net/filebot/ui/rename/FormatDialog.java
@@ -63,7 +63,6 @@ import javax.swing.text.BadLocationException;
 import net.filebot.ResourceManager;
 import net.filebot.Settings;
 import net.filebot.UserFiles;
-import net.filebot.WebServices;
 import net.filebot.format.BindingException;
 import net.filebot.format.ExpressionFormat;
 import net.filebot.format.MediaBindingBean;
@@ -544,9 +543,14 @@ public class FormatDialog extends JDialog {
 					} catch (CancellationException e) {
 						// ignore, cancelled tasks are obsolete anyway
 					} catch (Exception e) {
-						BindingException bindingException = findCause(e, BindingException.class);
-						status.setText(bindingException != null ? getMessage(bindingException) : String.format("%s: %s", e.getClass().getSimpleName(), e.getMessage()));
-						status.setIcon(ResourceManager.getIcon("status.warning"));
+						BindingException issue = findCause(e, BindingException.class);
+						if (issue != null) {
+							status.setText(getMessage(issue));
+							status.setIcon(ResourceManager.getIcon("status.info"));
+						} else {
+							status.setText(String.format("%s: %s", e.getClass().getSimpleName(), e.getMessage()));
+							status.setIcon(ResourceManager.getIcon("status.warning"));
+						}
 						status.setVisible(true);
 					} finally {
 						preview.setVisible(preview.getText().trim().length() > 0);