diff --git a/docs/changelog/7.x.x.txt b/docs/changelog/7.x.x.txt
index b4ac56888..84ab929f8 100644
--- a/docs/changelog/7.x.x.txt
+++ b/docs/changelog/7.x.x.txt
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
         http://www.plainblack.com/bugs/tracker/trouble-with-search-users
  - fix: Fixed an unhandled exception in Workflow/Activity/PurgeOldAssetRevisions.pm
  - Added better error handling for asset instanciation in version tags.
+ - Added better error handling in asset instanciation.
  - fix: Image::Magick->Scale does nothing if given dimensions < 1, so make sure
         they are large enough when generating thumbnails in Storage/Image.pm
 
diff --git a/lib/WebGUI/Asset.pm b/lib/WebGUI/Asset.pm
index a0ad7fdb8..a1cb251e1 100644
--- a/lib/WebGUI/Asset.pm
+++ b/lib/WebGUI/Asset.pm
@@ -1510,7 +1510,10 @@ sub new {
 			$where .= " and (asset.assetId=".$definition->{tableName}.".assetId and ".$definition->{tableName}.".revisionDate=".$revisionDate.")";
 		}
 		$properties = $session->db->quickHashRef($sql.$where);
-		return undef unless (exists $properties->{assetId});
+		unless (exists $properties->{assetId}) {
+			$session->errorHandler->error("Asset $assetId $class $revisionDate is missing properties. Consult your database tables for corruption. ");
+			return undef;
+		}
 		$cache->set($properties,60*60*24);
 	}
 	if (defined $properties) {