diff --git a/include/merian-nodes/graph/graph.hpp b/include/merian-nodes/graph/graph.hpp
index 75e040b..eae11df 100644
--- a/include/merian-nodes/graph/graph.hpp
+++ b/include/merian-nodes/graph/graph.hpp
@@ -1386,7 +1386,9 @@ class Graph : public std::enable_shared_from_this<Graph<ITERATIONS_IN_FLIGHT>> {
             try {
                 data.input_connectors = node->describe_inputs();
             } catch (const graph_errors::node_error& e) {
-                data.errors.push_back(e.what());
+                data.errors.emplace_back(fmt::format("node error: ", e.what()));
+            } catch (const ShaderCompiler::compilation_failed& e) {
+                data.errors.emplace_back(fmt::format("compilation failed: ", e.what()));
             }
             for (const InputConnectorHandle& input : data.input_connectors) {
                 if (data.input_connector_for_name.contains(input->name)) {
@@ -1470,7 +1472,9 @@ class Graph : public std::enable_shared_from_this<Graph<ITERATIONS_IN_FLIGHT>> {
                     register_event_listener_for_connect(event_pattern, listener);
                 }));
         } catch (const graph_errors::node_error& e) {
-            data.errors.emplace_back(e.what());
+            data.errors.emplace_back(fmt::format("node error: ", e.what()));
+        } catch (const ShaderCompiler::compilation_failed& e) {
+            data.errors.emplace_back(fmt::format("compilation failed: ", e.what()));
         }
 
         for (const auto& output : data.output_connectors) {
diff --git a/include/merian-nodes/graph/node.hpp b/include/merian-nodes/graph/node.hpp
index 81d2fd3..9bd8079 100644
--- a/include/merian-nodes/graph/node.hpp
+++ b/include/merian-nodes/graph/node.hpp
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ class Node : public std::enable_shared_from_this<Node> {
     //
     // Note that input and output names must be unique.
     //
-    // If you throw a node_error here the graph will disable the node for this connect attempt and
+    // If you throw node_error or compilation_failed the graph will disable the node for this connect attempt and
     // set the error state for this node. Your inputs will then be invisible.
     [[nodiscard]]
     virtual std::vector<InputConnectorHandle> describe_inputs() {
@@ -50,8 +50,8 @@ class Node : public std::enable_shared_from_this<Node> {
     //
     // Note that input and output names must be unique.
     //
-    // If you throw a node_error here the graph will disable the node for this connect attempt and
-    // set the error state for this node.
+    // If you throw node_error or compilation_failed the graph will disable the node for this
+    // connect attempt and set the error state for this node.
     [[nodiscard]]
     virtual std::vector<OutputConnectorHandle>
     describe_outputs([[maybe_unused]] const NodeIOLayout& io_layout) {
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ class Node : public std::enable_shared_from_this<Node> {
     // It contains all input and output connectors for which get_descriptor_info() method does not
     // return std::nullopt. The order is guaranteed to be all inputs in the order of
     // describe_inputs() then outputs in the order of describe_outputs().
-    // 
+    //
     // Here also delayed inputs can be accessed from io_layout.
     [[nodiscard]]
     virtual NodeStatusFlags
diff --git a/src/merian-nodes/graph/node_registry.cpp b/src/merian-nodes/graph/node_registry.cpp
index 2996e5a..c1467af 100644
--- a/src/merian-nodes/graph/node_registry.cpp
+++ b/src/merian-nodes/graph/node_registry.cpp
@@ -14,11 +14,11 @@
 #include "merian-nodes/nodes/image_write/image_write.hpp"
 #include "merian-nodes/nodes/mean/mean.hpp"
 #include "merian-nodes/nodes/median_approx/median.hpp"
+#include "merian-nodes/nodes/shadertoy/shadertoy.hpp"
 #include "merian-nodes/nodes/svgf/svgf.hpp"
 #include "merian-nodes/nodes/taa/taa.hpp"
 #include "merian-nodes/nodes/tonemap/tonemap.hpp"
 #include "merian-nodes/nodes/vkdt_filmcurv/vkdt_filmcurv.hpp"
-#include "merian-nodes/nodes/shadertoy/shadertoy.hpp"
 
 namespace merian_nodes {