diff --git a/src/Artemis.Core/Models/BreakableModel.cs b/src/Artemis.Core/Models/BreakableModel.cs
index 7276b6adb..a752bf38b 100644
--- a/src/Artemis.Core/Models/BreakableModel.cs
+++ b/src/Artemis.Core/Models/BreakableModel.cs
@@ -69,11 +69,16 @@ public abstract class BreakableModel : CorePropertyChanged, IBreakableModel
     /// <inheritdoc />
     public void ClearBrokenState(string state)
     {
-        if (state == null) throw new ArgumentNullException(nameof(state));
+        if (state == null) 
+            throw new ArgumentNullException(nameof(state));
+        
+        // If there was no broken state to begin with, done!
         if (BrokenState == null)
             return;
-
-        if (BrokenState != state) return;
+        // Only clear similar broken states
+        if (BrokenState != state)
+            return;
+        
         BrokenState = null;
         BrokenStateException = null;
         OnBrokenStateChanged();
diff --git a/src/Artemis.Core/Services/NodeService.cs b/src/Artemis.Core/Services/NodeService.cs
index 2a9d7de6d..867fe8cb3 100644
--- a/src/Artemis.Core/Services/NodeService.cs
+++ b/src/Artemis.Core/Services/NodeService.cs
@@ -115,7 +115,7 @@ internal class NodeService : INodeService
             }
         }
 
-        node.Initialize(script);
+        node.TryInitialize(script);
         return node;
     }
 
diff --git a/src/Artemis.Core/VisualScripting/Interfaces/INode.cs b/src/Artemis.Core/VisualScripting/Interfaces/INode.cs
index b5e16a50b..eb3fc4177 100644
--- a/src/Artemis.Core/VisualScripting/Interfaces/INode.cs
+++ b/src/Artemis.Core/VisualScripting/Interfaces/INode.cs
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ namespace Artemis.Core;
 /// <summary>
 ///     Represents a kind of node inside a <see cref="INodeScript" />
 /// </summary>
-public interface INode : INotifyPropertyChanged
+public interface INode : INotifyPropertyChanged, IBreakableModel
 {
     /// <summary>
     ///     Gets or sets the ID of the node.
@@ -81,15 +81,15 @@ public interface INode : INotifyPropertyChanged
     event EventHandler<SingleValueEventArgs<IPinCollection>> PinCollectionRemoved;
 
     /// <summary>
-    ///     Called when the node was loaded from storage or newly created
+    ///     Attempts to initialize the node.
     /// </summary>
     /// <param name="script">The script the node is contained in</param>
-    void Initialize(INodeScript script);
+    void TryInitialize(INodeScript script);
 
     /// <summary>
-    ///     Evaluates the value of the output pins of this node
+    ///     Attempts to evaluate the value of the output pins of this node
     /// </summary>
-    void Evaluate();
+    void TryEvaluate();
 
     /// <summary>
     ///     Resets the node causing all pins to re-evaluate the next time <see cref="Evaluate" /> is called
diff --git a/src/Artemis.Core/VisualScripting/Node.cs b/src/Artemis.Core/VisualScripting/Node.cs
index 5c1ccb03f..70b313fd3 100644
--- a/src/Artemis.Core/VisualScripting/Node.cs
+++ b/src/Artemis.Core/VisualScripting/Node.cs
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ namespace Artemis.Core;
 /// <summary>
 ///     Represents a kind of node inside a <see cref="NodeScript" />
 /// </summary>
-public abstract class Node : CorePropertyChanged, INode
+public abstract class Node : BreakableModel, INode
 {
     /// <inheritdoc />
     public event EventHandler? Resetting;
@@ -95,6 +95,9 @@ public abstract class Node : CorePropertyChanged, INode
     /// <inheritdoc />
     public IReadOnlyCollection<IPinCollection> PinCollections => new ReadOnlyCollection<IPinCollection>(_pinCollections);
 
+    /// <inheritdoc />
+    public override string BrokenDisplayName => Name;
+    
     #endregion
 
     #region Construtors
@@ -335,12 +338,17 @@ public abstract class Node : CorePropertyChanged, INode
         return isRemoved;
     }
 
-    /// <inheritdoc />
+    /// <summary>
+    ///     Called when the node was loaded from storage or newly created
+    /// </summary>
+    /// <param name="script">The script the node is contained in</param>
     public virtual void Initialize(INodeScript script)
     {
     }
 
-    /// <inheritdoc />
+    /// <summary>
+    ///     Evaluates the value of the output pins of this node
+    /// </summary>
     public abstract void Evaluate();
 
     /// <inheritdoc />
@@ -354,6 +362,18 @@ public abstract class Node : CorePropertyChanged, INode
         Resetting?.Invoke(this, EventArgs.Empty);
     }
 
+    /// <inheritdoc />
+    public void TryInitialize(INodeScript script)
+    {
+        TryOrBreak(() => Initialize(script), "Failed to initialize");
+    }
+
+    /// <inheritdoc />
+    public void TryEvaluate()
+    {
+        TryOrBreak(Evaluate, "Failed to evaluate");
+    }
+    
     /// <summary>
     ///     Called whenever the node must show it's custom view model, if <see langword="null" />, no custom view model is used
     /// </summary>
diff --git a/src/Artemis.Core/VisualScripting/NodeScript.cs b/src/Artemis.Core/VisualScripting/NodeScript.cs
index 8644c06b0..3034187f0 100644
--- a/src/Artemis.Core/VisualScripting/NodeScript.cs
+++ b/src/Artemis.Core/VisualScripting/NodeScript.cs
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ public abstract class NodeScript : CorePropertyChanged, INodeScript
                 node.Reset();
         }
 
-        ExitNode.Evaluate();
+        ExitNode.TryEvaluate();
     }
 
     /// <inheritdoc />
diff --git a/src/Artemis.Core/VisualScripting/OutputPin.cs b/src/Artemis.Core/VisualScripting/OutputPin.cs
index 2e135eb13..b9fa3332d 100644
--- a/src/Artemis.Core/VisualScripting/OutputPin.cs
+++ b/src/Artemis.Core/VisualScripting/OutputPin.cs
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ public sealed class OutputPin<T> : Pin
         get
         {
             if (!IsEvaluated)
-                Node?.Evaluate();
+                Node?.TryEvaluate();
 
             return _value;
         }
@@ -115,7 +115,7 @@ public sealed class OutputPin : Pin
         get
         {
             if (!IsEvaluated)
-                Node?.Evaluate();
+                Node?.TryEvaluate();
 
             return _value;
         }
diff --git a/src/Artemis.UI/Screens/VisualScripting/NodeView.axaml b/src/Artemis.UI/Screens/VisualScripting/NodeView.axaml
index aebe108cf..40849f3d2 100644
--- a/src/Artemis.UI/Screens/VisualScripting/NodeView.axaml
+++ b/src/Artemis.UI/Screens/VisualScripting/NodeView.axaml
@@ -37,35 +37,38 @@
                     ClipToBounds="True"
                     Background="{DynamicResource ContentDialogBackground}">
                 <Border Background="{DynamicResource TaskDialogHeaderBackground}">
-                    <Grid Classes="node-header"
-                          VerticalAlignment="Top"
-                          ColumnDefinitions="*,Auto">
-                        <TextBlock VerticalAlignment="Center"
-                                   Margin="10 0 0 0"
-                                   Text="{CompiledBinding Node.Name}"
-                                   ToolTip.Tip="{CompiledBinding Node.Description}">
-                        </TextBlock>
-                        <Button VerticalAlignment="Center"
+                    <Grid Classes="node-header" VerticalAlignment="Top" ColumnDefinitions="Auto,*,Auto">
+                        <Button Grid.Column="0"
+                                VerticalAlignment="Center"
+                                IsVisible="{CompiledBinding Node.BrokenState, Converter={x:Static ObjectConverters.IsNotNull}}"
                                 Classes="icon-button icon-button-small"
-                                Grid.Column="1"
-                                Margin="5"
-                                Command="{CompiledBinding DeleteNode}">
+                                Foreground="White"
+                                Background="#E74C4C"
+                                BorderBrush="#E74C4C"
+                                Margin="5 0 0 0"
+                                ToolTip.Tip="{CompiledBinding Node.BrokenState}"
+                                Command="{CompiledBinding ShowBrokenState}">
+                            <avalonia:MaterialIcon Kind="AlertCircle"></avalonia:MaterialIcon>
+                        </Button>
+
+                        <TextBlock Grid.Column="1" VerticalAlignment="Center" Margin="10 0 0 0" Text="{CompiledBinding Node.Name}" ToolTip.Tip="{CompiledBinding Node.Description}"/>
+
+                        <Button Grid.Column="2" VerticalAlignment="Center" Classes="icon-button icon-button-small" Margin="5" Command="{CompiledBinding DeleteNode}">
                             <avalonia:MaterialIcon Kind="Close"></avalonia:MaterialIcon>
                         </Button>
                     </Grid>
                 </Border>
             </Border>
 
-
             <Grid Grid.Row="1" ColumnDefinitions="Auto,*,Auto" Margin="4">
                 <StackPanel Grid.Column="0" IsVisible="{CompiledBinding HasInputPins}">
                     <ItemsControl Items="{CompiledBinding InputPinViewModels}" Margin="4 0" />
                     <ItemsControl Items="{CompiledBinding InputPinCollectionViewModels}" />
                 </StackPanel>
 
-                <ContentControl Grid.Column="1" 
+                <ContentControl Grid.Column="1"
                                 Name="CustomViewModelContainer"
-                                Content="{CompiledBinding CustomNodeViewModel}" 
+                                Content="{CompiledBinding CustomNodeViewModel}"
                                 IsVisible="{CompiledBinding CustomNodeViewModel, Converter={x:Static ObjectConverters.IsNotNull}}" />
 
                 <StackPanel Grid.Column="2" IsVisible="{CompiledBinding HasOutputPins}">
diff --git a/src/Artemis.UI/Screens/VisualScripting/NodeViewModel.cs b/src/Artemis.UI/Screens/VisualScripting/NodeViewModel.cs
index bb3a1670d..e203356b7 100644
--- a/src/Artemis.UI/Screens/VisualScripting/NodeViewModel.cs
+++ b/src/Artemis.UI/Screens/VisualScripting/NodeViewModel.cs
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ using Artemis.Core.Events;
 using Artemis.UI.Ninject.Factories;
 using Artemis.UI.Screens.VisualScripting.Pins;
 using Artemis.UI.Shared;
+using Artemis.UI.Shared.Services;
 using Artemis.UI.Shared.Services.NodeEditor;
 using Artemis.UI.Shared.Services.NodeEditor.Commands;
 using Avalonia;
@@ -21,9 +22,9 @@ namespace Artemis.UI.Screens.VisualScripting;
 public class NodeViewModel : ActivatableViewModelBase
 {
     private readonly INodeEditorService _nodeEditorService;
+    private readonly IWindowService _windowService;
 
     private ICustomNodeViewModel? _customNodeViewModel;
-    private ReactiveCommand<Unit, Unit>? _deleteNode;
     private double _dragOffsetX;
     private double _dragOffsetY;
     private ObservableAsPropertyHelper<bool>? _hasInputPins;
@@ -34,14 +35,13 @@ public class NodeViewModel : ActivatableViewModelBase
     private double _startX;
     private double _startY;
 
-    public NodeViewModel(NodeScriptViewModel nodeScriptViewModel, INode node, INodeVmFactory nodeVmFactory, INodeEditorService nodeEditorService)
+    public NodeViewModel(NodeScriptViewModel nodeScriptViewModel, INode node, INodeVmFactory nodeVmFactory, INodeEditorService nodeEditorService, IWindowService windowService)
     {
         _nodeEditorService = nodeEditorService;
+        _windowService = windowService;
         NodeScriptViewModel = nodeScriptViewModel;
         Node = node;
 
-        DeleteNode = ReactiveCommand.Create(ExecuteDeleteNode, this.WhenAnyValue(vm => vm.IsStaticNode).Select(v => !v));
-
         SourceList<PinViewModel> nodePins = new();
         SourceList<PinCollectionViewModel> nodePinCollections = new();
 
@@ -61,7 +61,10 @@ public class NodeViewModel : ActivatableViewModelBase
         nodePins.Connect().Merge(nodePinCollections.Connect().TransformMany(c => c.PinViewModels)).Bind(out ReadOnlyObservableCollection<PinViewModel> pins).Subscribe();
 
         PinViewModels = pins;
-
+        
+        DeleteNode = ReactiveCommand.Create(ExecuteDeleteNode, this.WhenAnyValue(vm => vm.IsStaticNode).Select(v => !v));
+        ShowBrokenState = ReactiveCommand.Create(ExecuteShowBrokenState);
+       
         this.WhenActivated(d =>
         {
             _isStaticNode = Node.WhenAnyValue(n => n.IsDefaultNode, n => n.IsExitNode)
@@ -152,17 +155,14 @@ public class NodeViewModel : ActivatableViewModelBase
         set => RaiseAndSetIfChanged(ref _customNodeViewModel, value);
     }
 
-    public ReactiveCommand<Unit, Unit>? DeleteNode
-    {
-        get => _deleteNode;
-        set => RaiseAndSetIfChanged(ref _deleteNode, value);
-    }
-
     public bool IsSelected
     {
         get => _isSelected;
         set => RaiseAndSetIfChanged(ref _isSelected, value);
     }
+    
+    public ReactiveCommand<Unit,Unit> ShowBrokenState { get; }
+    public ReactiveCommand<Unit, Unit> DeleteNode { get; }
 
     public void StartDrag(Point mouseStartPosition)
     {
@@ -195,4 +195,10 @@ public class NodeViewModel : ActivatableViewModelBase
     {
         _nodeEditorService.ExecuteCommand(NodeScriptViewModel.NodeScript, new DeleteNode(NodeScriptViewModel.NodeScript, Node));
     }
+    
+    private void ExecuteShowBrokenState()
+    {
+        if (Node.BrokenState != null && Node.BrokenStateException != null)
+            _windowService.ShowExceptionDialog(Node.BrokenState, Node.BrokenStateException);
+    }
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/Artemis.VisualScripting/Nodes/Text/StringRegexMatchNode.cs b/src/Artemis.VisualScripting/Nodes/Text/StringRegexMatchNode.cs
index c3c1d1a8b..810080877 100644
--- a/src/Artemis.VisualScripting/Nodes/Text/StringRegexMatchNode.cs
+++ b/src/Artemis.VisualScripting/Nodes/Text/StringRegexMatchNode.cs
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ public class StringRegexMatchNode : Node
 {
     private string? _lastPattern;
     private Regex? _regex;
-    private bool _broken;
+    private Exception? _exception;
 
     public StringRegexMatchNode() : base("Regex Match", "Checks provided regex pattern matches the input.")
     {
@@ -25,20 +25,27 @@ public class StringRegexMatchNode : Node
     {
         if (Input.Value == null || Pattern.Value == null)
             return;
-        if (_broken && _lastPattern == Pattern.Value)
-            return;
 
+        // If the regex was invalid output false and rethrow the exception
+        if (_lastPattern == Pattern.Value && _exception != null)
+        {
+            Result.Value = false;
+            throw _exception;
+        }
+
+        // If there is no regex yet or the regex changed, recompile
         if (_regex == null || _lastPattern != Pattern.Value)
         {
             try
             {
                 _regex = new Regex(Pattern.Value, RegexOptions.Compiled);
-                _broken = false;
+                _exception = null;
             }
-            catch (Exception)
+            catch (Exception e)
             {
-                _broken = true;
-                return;
+                // If there is an exception, save it to keep rethrowing until the regex is fixed
+                _exception = e;
+                throw;
             }
             finally
             {