diff --git a/src/bsdfs/twosided.cpp b/src/bsdfs/twosided.cpp
index df44a295..5fbd6cc8 100644
--- a/src/bsdfs/twosided.cpp
+++ b/src/bsdfs/twosided.cpp
@@ -47,9 +47,6 @@ public:
 	void configure() {
 		if (!m_nestedBRDF)
 			Log(EError, "TwoSidedBRDF: A child BRDF instance is required");
-		if (m_combinedType & BSDF::ETransmission)
-			Log(EError, "TwoSidedBRDF: only BRDF child instances (without "
-				"transmission) are supported");
 		m_usesRayDifferentials = m_nestedBRDF->usesRayDifferentials();
 		m_componentCount = m_nestedBRDF->getComponentCount();
 		if (m_type)
@@ -60,6 +57,9 @@ public:
 			m_type[i] = m_nestedBRDF->getType(i) | EFrontSide | EBackSide;
 			m_combinedType |= m_type[i];
 		}
+		if (m_combinedType & BSDF::ETransmission)
+			Log(EError, "TwoSidedBRDF: only BRDF child instances (without "
+				"transmission) are supported");
 	}
 
 	Spectrum getDiffuseReflectance(const Intersection &its) const {
diff --git a/src/librender/util.cpp b/src/librender/util.cpp
index d7a3c9d2..4aaf73df 100644
--- a/src/librender/util.cpp
+++ b/src/librender/util.cpp
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ ref<Scene> Utility::loadScene(const std::string &filename,
 	FileResolver *resolver = Thread::getThread()->getFileResolver();
 	SAXParser* parser = new SAXParser();
 	fs::path schemaPath = resolver->resolveAbsolute("schema/scene.xsd");
+	Log(EDebug, "Loading scene \"%s\" ..", filename.c_str());
 
 	/* Check against the 'scene.xsd' XML Schema */
 	parser->setDoSchema(true);