diff --git a/apps/opencs/model/doc/messages.cpp b/apps/opencs/model/doc/messages.cpp
index bd6e808c8..c8d26d39b 100644
--- a/apps/opencs/model/doc/messages.cpp
+++ b/apps/opencs/model/doc/messages.cpp
@@ -8,6 +8,20 @@ CSMDoc::Message::Message (const CSMWorld::UniversalId& id, const std::string& me
 : mId (id), mMessage (message), mHint (hint), mSeverity (severity)
 {}
 
+std::string CSMDoc::Message::toString (Severity severity)
+{
+    switch (severity)
+    {
+        case CSMDoc::Message::Severity_Info: return "Information";
+        case CSMDoc::Message::Severity_Warning: return "Warning";
+        case CSMDoc::Message::Severity_Error: return "Error";
+        case CSMDoc::Message::Severity_SeriousError: return "Serious Error";
+        case CSMDoc::Message::Severity_Default: break;
+    }
+
+    return "";
+}
+
 
 CSMDoc::Messages::Messages (Message::Severity default_)
 : mDefault (default_)
@@ -18,7 +32,7 @@ void CSMDoc::Messages::add (const CSMWorld::UniversalId& id, const std::string&
 {
     if (severity==Message::Severity_Default)
         severity = mDefault;
-        
+
     mMessages.push_back (Message (id, message, hint, severity));
 }
 
diff --git a/apps/opencs/model/doc/messages.hpp b/apps/opencs/model/doc/messages.hpp
index 86f5feb15..429feae4e 100644
--- a/apps/opencs/model/doc/messages.hpp
+++ b/apps/opencs/model/doc/messages.hpp
@@ -21,18 +21,20 @@ namespace CSMDoc
                                        // reporting it correctly
             Severity_Default = 4
         };
-        
+
         CSMWorld::UniversalId mId;
         std::string mMessage;
         std::string mHint;
         Severity mSeverity;
 
         Message();
-        
+
         Message (const CSMWorld::UniversalId& id, const std::string& message,
             const std::string& hint, Severity severity);
+
+        static std::string toString (Severity severity);
     };
-            
+
     class Messages
     {
         public:
diff --git a/apps/opencs/model/tools/reportmodel.cpp b/apps/opencs/model/tools/reportmodel.cpp
index 480691710..4bf7d1581 100644
--- a/apps/opencs/model/tools/reportmodel.cpp
+++ b/apps/opencs/model/tools/reportmodel.cpp
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ CSMTools::ReportModel::ReportModel (bool fieldColumn, bool severityColumn)
 
     if (severityColumn)
         mColumnSeverity = index++;
-    
+
     if (fieldColumn)
         mColumnField = index++;
 
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ QVariant CSMTools::ReportModel::data (const QModelIndex & index, int role) const
         case Column_Type:
 
             return static_cast<int> (mRows.at (index.row()).mId.getType());
-        
+
         case Column_Id:
         {
             CSMWorld::UniversalId id = mRows.at (index.row()).mId;
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ QVariant CSMTools::ReportModel::data (const QModelIndex & index, int role) const
 
             return QString ("-");
         }
-        
+
         case Column_Hint:
 
             return QString::fromUtf8 (mRows.at (index.row()).mHint.c_str());
@@ -85,16 +85,10 @@ QVariant CSMTools::ReportModel::data (const QModelIndex & index, int role) const
 
     if (index.column()==mColumnSeverity)
     {
-        switch (mRows.at (index.row()).mSeverity)
-        {
-            case CSMDoc::Message::Severity_Info: return "Information";
-            case CSMDoc::Message::Severity_Warning: return "Warning";
-            case CSMDoc::Message::Severity_Error: return "Error";
-            case CSMDoc::Message::Severity_SeriousError: return "Serious Error";
-            case CSMDoc::Message::Severity_Default: break;
-        }
+        return QString::fromUtf8 (
+            CSMDoc::Message::toString (mRows.at (index.row()).mSeverity).c_str());
     }
-    
+
     return QVariant();
 }
 
@@ -144,7 +138,7 @@ bool CSMTools::ReportModel::removeRows (int row, int count, const QModelIndex& p
 void CSMTools::ReportModel::add (const CSMDoc::Message& message)
 {
     beginInsertRows (QModelIndex(), mRows.size(), mRows.size());
-    
+
     mRows.push_back (message);
 
     endInsertRows();
diff --git a/apps/opencs/view/world/scripterrortable.cpp b/apps/opencs/view/world/scripterrortable.cpp
index cb793237a..dfa036824 100644
--- a/apps/opencs/view/world/scripterrortable.cpp
+++ b/apps/opencs/view/world/scripterrortable.cpp
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ void CSVWorld::ScriptErrorTable::addMessage (const std::string& message,
 
     setRowCount (row+1);
 
-    setItem (row, 0, new QTableWidgetItem (""));
+    setItem (row, 0, new QTableWidgetItem (QString::fromUtf8 (CSMDoc::Message::toString (severity).c_str())));
 
     if (line!=-1)
     {