diff --git a/runtime.c b/runtime.c
index 6a37f83f..d4316f00 100644
--- a/runtime.c
+++ b/runtime.c
@@ -5603,9 +5603,18 @@ void Cyc_import_shared_object(void *data, object cont, object filename, object e
   Cyc_check_str(data, entry_pt_fnc);
   handle = dlopen(string_str(filename), RTLD_LAZY);
   if (handle == NULL) {
-    Cyc_rt_raise2(data, "Unable to import library from", filename);
+    //make_string(s, dlerror());
+    fprintf(stderr, "%s\n", dlerror());
+    Cyc_rt_raise2(data, "Unable to import library", filename);
   }
+  dlerror();    /* Clear any existing error */
+
   entry_pt = (function_type) dlsym(handle, string_str(entry_pt_fnc));
+  if (entry_pt == NULL) {
+    //make_string(s, dlerror());
+    fprintf(stderr, "%s\n", dlerror());
+    Cyc_rt_raise2(data, "Unable to load symbol", entry_pt_fnc);
+  }
   mclosure1(clo, entry_pt, cont);
   entry_pt(data, 0, &clo, &clo);
 }
diff --git a/scheme/cyclone/libraries.sld b/scheme/cyclone/libraries.sld
index 47f956b5..ea70b219 100644
--- a/scheme/cyclone/libraries.sld
+++ b/scheme/cyclone/libraries.sld
@@ -597,7 +597,7 @@
     (c:dyn-load 
       (lib:import->filename lib-name ".so")
       (string-append
-        "  c_" (lib:name->string lib-name) "_entry_pt_first_lambda"))))
+        "c_" (lib:name->string lib-name) "_entry_pt_first_lambda"))))
 
 (define-c c:dyn-load
   "(void *data, int argc, closure _, object k, object fn, object entry_fnc)"