diff --git a/core/vocabs/loader/loader.factor b/core/vocabs/loader/loader.factor
index 4fcb74df66..a1276341b3 100755
--- a/core/vocabs/loader/loader.factor
+++ b/core/vocabs/loader/loader.factor
@@ -178,7 +178,7 @@ SYMBOL: load-help?
     2dup
     [ f swap set-vocab-docs-loaded? ] each
     [ f swap set-vocab-source-loaded? ] each
-    append prune require-all drop ;
+    append prune require-all load-failures. ;
 
 : refresh ( prefix -- ) to-refresh do-refresh ;
 
diff --git a/extra/tools/browser/browser.factor b/extra/tools/browser/browser.factor
index 87b4ba9939..ae1901ff66 100755
--- a/extra/tools/browser/browser.factor
+++ b/extra/tools/browser/browser.factor
@@ -163,7 +163,7 @@ MEMO: all-vocabs-seq ( -- seq )
     all-child-vocabs values concat
     filter-dangerous
     require-all
-    drop ;
+    load-failures. ;
 
 : vocab-status-string ( vocab -- string )
     {