diff --git a/Common.ruleset b/Common.ruleset
index ec6c561a34..b28bc6ec93 100644
--- a/Common.ruleset
+++ b/Common.ruleset
@@ -270,7 +270,7 @@
 		<Rule Id="MA0053" Action="Hidden" />
 
 		<!-- Embed the caught exception as innerException -->
-		<Rule Id="MA0054" Action="Hidden" />
+		<Rule Id="MA0054" Action="Error" />
 
 		<!-- Do not use finalizer -->
 		<Rule Id="MA0055" Action="Hidden" />
diff --git a/src/BizHawk.Client.Common/XmlGame.cs b/src/BizHawk.Client.Common/XmlGame.cs
index ac109183a7..0e8d97f307 100644
--- a/src/BizHawk.Client.Common/XmlGame.cs
+++ b/src/BizHawk.Client.Common/XmlGame.cs
@@ -90,9 +90,9 @@ namespace BizHawk.Client.Common
 									data = File.ReadAllBytes(fullPath.Split('|').First());
 								}
 							}
-							catch
+							catch (Exception e)
 							{
-								throw new Exception($"Couldn't load XMLGame LoadAsset \"{filename}\"");
+								throw new Exception($"Couldn't load XMLGame LoadAsset \"{filename}\"", e);
 							}
 						}