diff --git a/src/blackcore/context_simulator_impl.cpp b/src/blackcore/context_simulator_impl.cpp
index c730b25b3..298728cbb 100644
--- a/src/blackcore/context_simulator_impl.cpp
+++ b/src/blackcore/context_simulator_impl.cpp
@@ -289,15 +289,20 @@ namespace BlackCore
         IContextSettings::SettingsType settingsType = static_cast<IContextSettings::SettingsType>(type);
         if (settingsType == IContextSettings::SettingsSimulator)
         {
-            CSimulatorInfo driver = this->getIContextSettings()->getSimulatorSettings().getSelectedPlugin();
-            if (this->loadSimulatorPlugin(driver))
+            CSimulatorInfo plugin = this->getIContextSettings()->getSimulatorSettings().getSelectedPlugin();
+            if (this->getSimulatorInfo().isSameSimulator(plugin))
             {
-                QString m = QString("Driver loaded: '%1'").arg(driver.toQString(true));
+                // nothing to do
+                return;
+            }
+            else if (this->loadSimulatorPlugin(plugin))
+            {
+                QString m = QString("Plugin loaded: '%1'").arg(plugin.toQString(true));
                 this->getRuntime()->sendStatusMessage(CStatusMessage::getInfoMessage(m, CStatusMessage::TypeSimulator));
             }
             else
             {
-                QString m = QString("Cannot load driver: '%1'").arg(driver.toQString(true));
+                QString m = QString("Cannot load driver: '%1'").arg(plugin.toQString(true));
                 this->getRuntime()->sendStatusMessage(CStatusMessage::getErrorMessage(m, CStatusMessage::TypeSimulator));
             }
         }
@@ -309,7 +314,9 @@ namespace BlackCore
         m_pluginsDir = QDir(path);
         if (!m_pluginsDir.exists())
         {
-            qWarning() << "No plugin directory" << m_pluginsDir.currentPath();
+            QString m = QString("No plugin directory: %1").arg(m_pluginsDir.currentPath());
+            qWarning() <<  m;
+            this->getRuntime()->sendStatusMessage(CStatusMessage::getErrorMessage(m, CStatusMessage::TypeSimulator));
             return;
         }
 
@@ -333,7 +340,9 @@ namespace BlackCore
             }
             else
             {
-                qDebug() << loader.errorString();
+                QString m = loader.errorString();
+                this->getRuntime()->sendStatusMessage(CStatusMessage::getErrorMessage(m, CStatusMessage::TypeSimulator));
+                qDebug() << m;
                 qDebug() << "Also check if required dll/libs of plugin exists";
             }
         }
diff --git a/src/blacksim/simulatorinfo.cpp b/src/blacksim/simulatorinfo.cpp
index 87aefbd4d..7417217ff 100644
--- a/src/blacksim/simulatorinfo.cpp
+++ b/src/blacksim/simulatorinfo.cpp
@@ -33,6 +33,12 @@ namespace BlackSim
         this->m_simsetup = setup;
     }
 
+    bool CSimulatorInfo::isSameSimulator(const CSimulatorInfo &otherSimulator) const
+    {
+        return this->getFullName() == otherSimulator.getFullName() &&
+               this->getShortName() == otherSimulator.getShortName();
+    }
+
     QString CSimulatorInfo::convertToQString(bool i18n) const
     {
         Q_UNUSED(i18n);
diff --git a/src/blacksim/simulatorinfo.h b/src/blacksim/simulatorinfo.h
index 0380955e4..ca1f065bd 100644
--- a/src/blacksim/simulatorinfo.h
+++ b/src/blacksim/simulatorinfo.h
@@ -46,6 +46,9 @@ namespace BlackSim
         //! Short name
         const QString &getFullName() const { return m_fullName; }
 
+        //! Compare on names only, ignore setup
+        bool isSameSimulator(const CSimulatorInfo &otherSimulator) const;
+
         //! \copydoc CValueObject::toJson
         virtual QJsonObject toJson() const override;