diff --git a/src/lib_cxx/data/indexer/IndexerCommandCxxCdb.cpp b/src/lib_cxx/data/indexer/IndexerCommandCxxCdb.cpp
index 8733732f..10a8e0e4 100644
--- a/src/lib_cxx/data/indexer/IndexerCommandCxxCdb.cpp
+++ b/src/lib_cxx/data/indexer/IndexerCommandCxxCdb.cpp
@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@
 
 #include "clang/Tooling/CompilationDatabase.h"
 #include "clang/Tooling/JSONCompilationDatabase.h"
+#include "utility/logging/logging.h"
+#include "utility/messaging/type/MessageStatus.h"
 
 std::vector<FilePath> IndexerCommandCxxCdb::getSourceFilesFromCDB(const FilePath& compilationDatabasePath)
 {
@@ -9,6 +11,13 @@ std::vector<FilePath> IndexerCommandCxxCdb::getSourceFilesFromCDB(const FilePath
 	std::shared_ptr<clang::tooling::JSONCompilationDatabase> cdb = std::shared_ptr<clang::tooling::JSONCompilationDatabase>
 		(clang::tooling::JSONCompilationDatabase::loadFromFile(compilationDatabasePath.str(), error));
 
+	if (!error.empty())
+	{
+		const std::string message = "Loading Clang compilation database failed with error: \"" + error + "\"";
+		LOG_ERROR(message);
+		MessageStatus(message, true).dispatch();
+	}
+
 	std::vector<FilePath> filePaths;
 	if (cdb)
 	{
diff --git a/src/lib_cxx/project/SourceGroupCxx.cpp b/src/lib_cxx/project/SourceGroupCxx.cpp
index 5870193f..6122f073 100644
--- a/src/lib_cxx/project/SourceGroupCxx.cpp
+++ b/src/lib_cxx/project/SourceGroupCxx.cpp
@@ -135,6 +135,14 @@ std::vector<std::shared_ptr<IndexerCommand>> SourceGroupCxx::getIndexerCommands(
 		std::string error;
 		std::shared_ptr<clang::tooling::JSONCompilationDatabase> cdb = std::shared_ptr<clang::tooling::JSONCompilationDatabase>
 			(clang::tooling::JSONCompilationDatabase::loadFromFile(cdbPath.str(), error));
+
+		if (!error.empty())
+		{
+			const std::string message = "Loading Clang compilation database failed with error: \"" + error + "\"";
+			LOG_ERROR(message);
+			MessageStatus(message, true).dispatch();
+		}
+
 		for (clang::tooling::CompileCommand command: cdb->getAllCompileCommands())
 		{
 			if (sourceFilePathsToIndex.find(FilePath(command.Filename)) != sourceFilePathsToIndex.end())