diff --git a/src/lay/lay/layMainWindow.cc b/src/lay/lay/layMainWindow.cc
index d40814b05..41cf82007 100644
--- a/src/lay/lay/layMainWindow.cc
+++ b/src/lay/lay/layMainWindow.cc
@@ -3942,7 +3942,7 @@ MainWindow::menu_activated (const std::string &symbol)
     if (current_view ()) {
       current_view ()->menu_activated (symbol);
     } else {
-      throw tl::Exception (tl::to_string (QObject::tr ("No view is active")));
+      throw tl::Exception (tl::to_string (QObject::tr ("This function needs a layout but none was available")));
     }
 
   }
diff --git a/src/plugins/tools/view_25d/lay_plugin/layD25Plugin.cc b/src/plugins/tools/view_25d/lay_plugin/layD25Plugin.cc
index 94b23b462..8a98ab2c4 100644
--- a/src/plugins/tools/view_25d/lay_plugin/layD25Plugin.cc
+++ b/src/plugins/tools/view_25d/lay_plugin/layD25Plugin.cc
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ public:
   virtual void get_menu_entries (std::vector<lay::MenuEntry> &menu_entries) const
   {
     lay::PluginDeclaration::get_menu_entries (menu_entries);
-    menu_entries.push_back (lay::menu_item ("lay::d25_view", "d25_view:edit", "tools_menu.post_verification_group", tl::to_string (QObject::tr ("2.5d View"))));
+    menu_entries.push_back (lay::menu_item ("lay::d25_view", "d25_view:edit", "tools_menu.post_verification_group", tl::to_string (QObject::tr ("2.5d View - experimental"))));
   }
 
   virtual bool configure (const std::string & /*name*/, const std::string & /*value*/)