diff --git a/src/netlist.c b/src/netlist.c
index 5b59e5e6..87017b09 100644
--- a/src/netlist.c
+++ b/src/netlist.c
@@ -1071,7 +1071,8 @@ static int name_nodes_of_pins_labels_and_propagate()
            strcmp(type, "attributes") &&
            strcmp(type, "netlist_options") &&
            strcmp(type, "use")) {
-        my_snprintf(str, S(str), "Warning: instance: %d (%s): no name attribute set", i, inst[i].name);
+        my_snprintf(str, S(str), "Warning: instance: %s (%s): no name attribute set",
+          inst[i].instname, inst[i].name);
         statusmsg(str,2);
         inst[i].color = -PINLAYER;
         xctx->hilight_nets=1;
diff --git a/src/xschem.tcl b/src/xschem.tcl
index 7a61cb46..bf87d2a5 100644
--- a/src/xschem.tcl
+++ b/src/xschem.tcl
@@ -4411,9 +4411,11 @@ proc show_infotext {{err 0}} {
   set s $show_infowindow_after_netlist
   if {$s == 1} { set s always}
   if {$s == 0} { set s onerror}
+  if {[info exists has_x]} {
+    infowindow
+  }
   if {($s eq {always}) || ($err != 0 && $s eq {onerror})} {
     if {[info exists has_x]} {
-      infowindow
       wm deiconify .infotext
     } else {
       puts stderr [xschem get infowindow_text]