diff --git a/src/main/java/codechicken/nei/recipe/GuiCraftingRecipe.java b/src/main/java/codechicken/nei/recipe/GuiCraftingRecipe.java
index 75977e3e..362f9853 100644
--- a/src/main/java/codechicken/nei/recipe/GuiCraftingRecipe.java
+++ b/src/main/java/codechicken/nei/recipe/GuiCraftingRecipe.java
@@ -6,8 +6,12 @@ import codechicken.nei.NEIClientConfig;
 import codechicken.nei.NEIClientUtils;
 import net.minecraft.client.Minecraft;
 import net.minecraft.client.gui.GuiScreen;
+import net.minecraft.entity.player.EntityPlayer;
 import net.minecraft.item.ItemStack;
 import codechicken.nei.ItemPanels;
+import net.minecraft.util.ChatComponentTranslation;
+import net.minecraft.util.EnumChatFormatting;
+import net.minecraft.util.IChatComponent;
 
 import java.util.ArrayList;
 import java.util.concurrent.ExecutionException;
@@ -37,6 +41,12 @@ public class GuiCraftingRecipe extends GuiRecipe
                 .collect(Collectors.toCollection(ArrayList::new))).get());
         } catch (InterruptedException | ExecutionException e) {
             e.printStackTrace();
+            EntityPlayer player = Minecraft.getMinecraft().thePlayer;
+            if (player != null) {
+                IChatComponent chat = new ChatComponentTranslation("nei.chat.recipe.error");
+                chat.getChatStyle().setColor(EnumChatFormatting.RED);
+                player.addChatComponentMessage(chat);
+            }
             return false;
         } finally {
             profiler.end();
diff --git a/src/main/java/codechicken/nei/recipe/GuiUsageRecipe.java b/src/main/java/codechicken/nei/recipe/GuiUsageRecipe.java
index ddce7e98..ed4e18bf 100644
--- a/src/main/java/codechicken/nei/recipe/GuiUsageRecipe.java
+++ b/src/main/java/codechicken/nei/recipe/GuiUsageRecipe.java
@@ -6,6 +6,10 @@ import codechicken.nei.NEIClientConfig;
 import codechicken.nei.NEIClientUtils;
 import net.minecraft.client.Minecraft;
 import net.minecraft.client.gui.inventory.GuiContainer;
+import net.minecraft.entity.player.EntityPlayer;
+import net.minecraft.util.ChatComponentTranslation;
+import net.minecraft.util.EnumChatFormatting;
+import net.minecraft.util.IChatComponent;
 
 import java.util.ArrayList;
 import java.util.concurrent.ExecutionException;
@@ -35,6 +39,12 @@ public class GuiUsageRecipe extends GuiRecipe
                 .collect(Collectors.toCollection(ArrayList::new))).get());
         } catch (InterruptedException | ExecutionException e) {
             e.printStackTrace();
+            EntityPlayer player = Minecraft.getMinecraft().thePlayer;
+            if (player != null) {
+                IChatComponent chat = new ChatComponentTranslation("nei.chat.recipe.error");
+                chat.getChatStyle().setColor(EnumChatFormatting.RED);
+                player.addChatComponentMessage(chat);
+            }
             return false;
         } finally {
             profiler.end();
diff --git a/src/main/resources/assets/nei/lang/en_US.lang b/src/main/resources/assets/nei/lang/en_US.lang
index c48fc2eb..87aad105 100644
--- a/src/main/resources/assets/nei/lang/en_US.lang
+++ b/src/main/resources/assets/nei/lang/en_US.lang
@@ -66,6 +66,7 @@ nei.chat.rain.on=Rain turned on
 nei.chat.rain.off=Rain turned off
 nei.chat.time=Day %d. %d:00
 nei.chat.give.noitem=No such item.
+nei.chat.recipe.error=There was error during loading recipe. Please check log for details.
 
 nei.options=NEI Options
 nei.options.back=Back