diff --git a/index.go b/index.go
index ee4710037..07d13a030 100644
--- a/index.go
+++ b/index.go
@@ -79,10 +79,17 @@ func (i *Index) Open() error {
 		i.logger().Printf("opening database: %s", filepath.Base(fi.Name()))
 
 		db, err := i.newDB(i.DBPath(filepath.Base(fi.Name())), filepath.Base(fi.Name()))
-		if err != nil {
-			return ErrName
+		if err == ErrName {
+			i.logger().Printf("ERROR opening database: %s, err=%s", fi.Name(), err)
+			continue
+		} else if err != nil {
+			return err
 		}
 		if err := db.Open(); err != nil {
+			if err == ErrName {
+				i.logger().Printf("ERROR opening database: %s, err=%s", db.Name(), err)
+				continue
+			}
 			return fmt.Errorf("open db: name=%s, err=%s", db.Name(), err)
 		}
 		i.dbs[db.Name()] = db
diff --git a/pilosa.go b/pilosa.go
index 5fddd85f9..d2df7c5ed 100644
--- a/pilosa.go
+++ b/pilosa.go
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ var (
 	ErrFrameExists   = errors.New("frame already exists")
 	ErrFrameNotFound = errors.New("frame not found")
 
-	ErrName = errors.New("name restricted to [a-z0-9_-]")
+	ErrName = errors.New("invalid database or frame's name, must match [a-z0-9_-]")
 
 	// ErrFragmentNotFound is returned when a fragment does not exist.
 	ErrFragmentNotFound = errors.New("fragment not found")