diff --git a/src/dorem.c b/src/dorem.c
index 9abb56bf..49c93335 100644
--- a/src/dorem.c
+++ b/src/dorem.c
@@ -814,7 +814,7 @@ int ShouldTriggerReminder(Trigger *t, TimeTrig *tim, int jul)
 		if (!IsOmitted(jul, t->localomit, t->omitfunc)) r--;
 	    }
 	    if (iter > max) {
-		/* TODO: Somehow communicate error back to caller!! */
+	        Eprint("Delta: Bad OMITFUNC? %s", ErrMsg[E_CANT_TRIG]);
 		return 0;
 	    }
 	}
@@ -1024,7 +1024,10 @@ static int ShouldTriggerBasedOnWarn(Trigger *t, int jul)
 		    break;
 		}
 	    }
-	    if (iter > max) return 0;
+	    if (iter > max) {
+	        Eprint("Delta: Bad OMITFUNC? %s", ErrMsg[E_CANT_TRIG]);
+	        return 0;
+	    }
 	    if (j == JulianToday) return 1;
 	}
     }
diff --git a/src/trigger.c b/src/trigger.c
index 2f61b264..452c69e7 100644
--- a/src/trigger.c
+++ b/src/trigger.c
@@ -304,6 +304,7 @@ static int GetNextTriggerDate(Trigger *trig, int start, int *err, int *nextstart
 	}
 	if (iter > MaxSatIter) {
 	    /* omitfunc must have returned "true" too often */
+	    *err = E_CANT_TRIG;
 	    return -2;
 	}
     }
@@ -336,6 +337,10 @@ static int GetNextTriggerDate(Trigger *trig, int start, int *err, int *nextstart
 		simple--;
 		if (!IsOmitted(simple, trig->localomit, trig->omitfunc)) mod--;
 	    }
+	    if (iter > max) {
+	        *err = E_CANT_TRIG;
+		return -2;
+	    }
 	}
     }
 
@@ -358,6 +363,7 @@ static int GetNextTriggerDate(Trigger *trig, int start, int *err, int *nextstart
 	    simple--;
 	}
 	if (iter > MaxSatIter) {
+	    *err = E_CANT_TRIG;
 	    return -2;
 	}
     }
@@ -372,6 +378,7 @@ static int GetNextTriggerDate(Trigger *trig, int start, int *err, int *nextstart
 	    simple++;
 	}
 	if (iter > MaxSatIter) {
+	    *err = E_CANT_TRIG;
 	    return -2;
 	}
     }