diff --git a/spine-ue4/Plugins/SpinePlugin/Source/SpinePlugin/Private/SpinePlugin.cpp b/spine-ue4/Plugins/SpinePlugin/Source/SpinePlugin/Private/SpinePlugin.cpp
index 4e8351326..18ae0d50e 100644
--- a/spine-ue4/Plugins/SpinePlugin/Source/SpinePlugin/Private/SpinePlugin.cpp
+++ b/spine-ue4/Plugins/SpinePlugin/Source/SpinePlugin/Private/SpinePlugin.cpp
@@ -30,6 +30,8 @@
 
 #include "SpinePluginPrivatePCH.h"
 
+DEFINE_LOG_CATEGORY(SpineLog);
+
 class FSpinePlugin : public SpinePlugin {
 	virtual void StartupModule() override;
 	virtual void ShutdownModule() override;
diff --git a/spine-ue4/Plugins/SpinePlugin/Source/SpinePlugin/Private/SpineSkeletonAnimationComponent.cpp b/spine-ue4/Plugins/SpinePlugin/Source/SpinePlugin/Private/SpineSkeletonAnimationComponent.cpp
index a575af97d..c01629bb3 100644
--- a/spine-ue4/Plugins/SpinePlugin/Source/SpinePlugin/Private/SpineSkeletonAnimationComponent.cpp
+++ b/spine-ue4/Plugins/SpinePlugin/Source/SpinePlugin/Private/SpineSkeletonAnimationComponent.cpp
@@ -107,12 +107,14 @@ void USpineSkeletonAnimationComponent::CheckState () {
 		
 		if (Atlas && SkeletonData) {
 			spSkeletonData* data = SkeletonData->GetSkeletonData(Atlas->GetAtlas(false), false);
-			skeleton = spSkeleton_create(data);
-			spAnimationStateData* stateData = SkeletonData->GetAnimationStateData(Atlas->GetAtlas(false));
-			state = spAnimationState_create(stateData);
-			state->rendererObject = (void*)this;
-			state->listener = callback;
-			trackEntries.Empty();
+			if (data) {
+				skeleton = spSkeleton_create(data);
+				spAnimationStateData* stateData = SkeletonData->GetAnimationStateData(Atlas->GetAtlas(false));
+				state = spAnimationState_create(stateData);
+				state->rendererObject = (void*)this;
+				state->listener = callback;
+				trackEntries.Empty();
+			}
 		}
 		
 		lastAtlas = Atlas;
diff --git a/spine-ue4/Plugins/SpinePlugin/Source/SpinePlugin/Private/SpineSkeletonDataAsset.cpp b/spine-ue4/Plugins/SpinePlugin/Source/SpinePlugin/Private/SpineSkeletonDataAsset.cpp
index 2c6d9ccfc..8ff4bf4dd 100644
--- a/spine-ue4/Plugins/SpinePlugin/Source/SpinePlugin/Private/SpineSkeletonDataAsset.cpp
+++ b/spine-ue4/Plugins/SpinePlugin/Source/SpinePlugin/Private/SpineSkeletonDataAsset.cpp
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@
 #include <string.h>
 #include <string>
 #include <stdlib.h>
+#include "Runtime/Core/Public/Misc/MessageDialog.h"
 
 #define LOCTEXT_NAMESPACE "Spine"
 
@@ -103,10 +104,22 @@ spSkeletonData* USpineSkeletonDataAsset::GetSkeletonData (spAtlas* Atlas, bool F
 		if (skeletonDataFileName.GetPlainNameString().Contains(TEXT(".json"))) {
 			spSkeletonJson* json = spSkeletonJson_create(Atlas);
 			this->skeletonData = spSkeletonJson_readSkeletonData(json, (const char*)rawData.GetData());
+			if (!skeletonData) {
+#if WITH_EDITORONLY_DATA
+				FMessageDialog::Debugf(FText::FromString(UTF8_TO_TCHAR(json->error)));
+#endif
+				UE_LOG(SpineLog, Error, TEXT("Couldn't load skeleton data and atlas: %s"), UTF8_TO_TCHAR(json->error));
+			}
 			spSkeletonJson_dispose(json);
 		} else {
 			spSkeletonBinary* binary = spSkeletonBinary_create(Atlas);
 			this->skeletonData = spSkeletonBinary_readSkeletonData(binary, (const unsigned char*)rawData.GetData(), (int)rawData.Num());
+			if (!skeletonData) {
+#if WITH_EDITORONLY_DATA
+				FMessageDialog::Debugf(FText::FromString(UTF8_TO_TCHAR(binary->error)));
+#endif
+				UE_LOG(SpineLog, Error, TEXT("Couldn't load skeleton data and atlas: %s"), UTF8_TO_TCHAR(binary->error));
+			}
 			spSkeletonBinary_dispose(binary);
 		}
 		if (animationStateData) {
diff --git a/spine-ue4/Plugins/SpinePlugin/Source/SpinePlugin/Public/SpinePlugin.h b/spine-ue4/Plugins/SpinePlugin/Source/SpinePlugin/Public/SpinePlugin.h
index 6011f932d..0d16143f7 100644
--- a/spine-ue4/Plugins/SpinePlugin/Source/SpinePlugin/Public/SpinePlugin.h
+++ b/spine-ue4/Plugins/SpinePlugin/Source/SpinePlugin/Public/SpinePlugin.h
@@ -32,6 +32,8 @@
 
 #include "ModuleManager.h"
 
+DECLARE_LOG_CATEGORY_EXTERN(SpineLog, Log, All);
+
 class SPINEPLUGIN_API SpinePlugin : public IModuleInterface {
 
 public: