diff --git a/src/debugger/gui/CartELFWidget.cxx b/src/debugger/gui/CartELFWidget.cxx
index 48887bd08..ffa4bfe12 100644
--- a/src/debugger/gui/CartELFWidget.cxx
+++ b/src/debugger/gui/CartELFWidget.cxx
@@ -88,10 +88,10 @@ void CartridgeELFWidget::saveArmImage(const FSNode& node)
     const size_t sizeWritten = node.write(buffer, size);
     if (sizeWritten != size) throw runtime_error("failed to write arm image");
 
-    instance().frameBuffer().showTextMessage("Successfully exported ARM executable image");
+    instance().frameBuffer().showTextMessage("Successfully exported ARM executable image", MessagePosition::MiddleCenter, true);
   }
   catch (...) {
-    instance().frameBuffer().showTextMessage("Failed to export ARM executable image");
+    instance().frameBuffer().showTextMessage("Failed to export ARM executable image", MessagePosition::MiddleCenter, true);
   }
 }
 
diff --git a/src/emucore/CartELF.cxx b/src/emucore/CartELF.cxx
index d211e0064..e94909a25 100644
--- a/src/emucore/CartELF.cxx
+++ b/src/emucore/CartELF.cxx
@@ -461,7 +461,8 @@ void CartridgeELF::parseAndLinkElf()
   if (dump) dumpElf(myElfParser, cout);
 
   myLinker = make_unique<ElfLinker>(ADDR_TEXT_BASE, ADDR_DATA_BASE, ADDR_RODATA_BASE, myElfParser);
-  if (!mySettings.getBool("dev.thumb.trapfatal")) myLinker->setUndefinedSymbolDefault(0);
+  if (!(mySettings.getBool("dev.settings") && mySettings.getBool("dev.thumb.trapfatal")))
+    myLinker->setUndefinedSymbolDefault(0);
 
   try {
     myLinker->link(externalSymbols(SystemType::ntsc));
diff --git a/src/emucore/EventHandler.cxx b/src/emucore/EventHandler.cxx
index f632d7119..7641284cb 100644
--- a/src/emucore/EventHandler.cxx
+++ b/src/emucore/EventHandler.cxx
@@ -1518,14 +1518,15 @@ void EventHandler::handleEvent(Event::Type event, Int32 value, bool repeated)
       return;
 
     case Event::ReloadConsole:
-      if(pressed && !repeated && !myOSystem.reloadConsole(true))
-        exitEmulation(true);
-
-      return;
-
     case Event::PreviousMultiCartRom:
-      if(pressed && !repeated&& !myOSystem.reloadConsole(true))
-        exitEmulation(true);
+      if(pressed && !repeated) {
+        const auto reloadError = myOSystem.reloadConsole(event == Event::ReloadConsole);
+
+        if (reloadError) {
+          exitEmulation(true);
+          myOSystem.frameBuffer().showTextMessage(reloadError.value(), MessagePosition::MiddleCenter, true);
+        }
+      }
 
       return;
 
diff --git a/src/emucore/OSystem.cxx b/src/emucore/OSystem.cxx
index b669d2300..3166847f7 100644
--- a/src/emucore/OSystem.cxx
+++ b/src/emucore/OSystem.cxx
@@ -582,11 +582,13 @@ string OSystem::createConsole(const FSNode& rom, string_view md5sum, bool newrom
 }
 
 // - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
-bool OSystem::reloadConsole(bool nextrom)
+optional<string> OSystem::reloadConsole(bool nextrom)
 {
   mySettings->setValue("romloadprev", !nextrom);
 
-  return createConsole(myRomFile, myRomMD5, false) == EmptyString;
+  const string result = createConsole(myRomFile, myRomMD5, false);
+
+  return result == EmptyString ? std::nullopt : optional<string>(result);
 }
 
 // - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
diff --git a/src/emucore/OSystem.hxx b/src/emucore/OSystem.hxx
index 93437cfb7..e39ef3759 100644
--- a/src/emucore/OSystem.hxx
+++ b/src/emucore/OSystem.hxx
@@ -377,7 +377,7 @@ class OSystem
 
       @return  True on successful creation, otherwise false
     */
-    bool reloadConsole(bool nextrom = true);
+    optional<string> reloadConsole(bool nextrom = true);
 
     /**
       Creates a new ROM launcher, to select a new ROM to emulate.