diff --git a/dhall/src/semantics/resolve/resolve.rs b/dhall/src/semantics/resolve/resolve.rs
index 614ea22f..68b899c6 100644
--- a/dhall/src/semantics/resolve/resolve.rs
+++ b/dhall/src/semantics/resolve/resolve.rs
@@ -411,9 +411,17 @@ fn resolve_with_env(
 
             // Resolve this import, making sure that recursive imports don't cycle back to the
             // current one.
-            let typed = env.with_cycle_detection(location.clone(), |env| {
+            let res = env.with_cycle_detection(location.clone(), |env| {
                 resolve_one_import(env, &import, location.clone(), span.clone())
-            })?;
+            });
+            let typed = match res {
+                Ok(typed) => typed,
+                Err(e) => mkerr(
+                    ErrorBuilder::new("error")
+                        .span_err(span.clone(), e.to_string())
+                        .format(),
+                )?,
+            };
 
             // Add the resolved import to the caches
             check_hash(&import, &typed, span)?;
diff --git a/dhall/tests/import/failure/alternativeEnv.txt b/dhall/tests/import/failure/alternativeEnv.txt
index 482b68ca..bb862c33 100644
--- a/dhall/tests/import/failure/alternativeEnv.txt
+++ b/dhall/tests/import/failure/alternativeEnv.txt
@@ -1 +1,6 @@
-MissingEnvVar
+Type error: error: error
+ --> <current file>:1:45
+  |
+1 | env:UNSET1 as Text ? env:UNSET2 ? missing ? env:UNSET3
+  |                                             ^^^^^^^^^^ MissingEnvVar
+  |
diff --git a/dhall/tests/import/failure/alternativeEnvMissing.txt b/dhall/tests/import/failure/alternativeEnvMissing.txt
index 4666330a..1f264628 100644
--- a/dhall/tests/import/failure/alternativeEnvMissing.txt
+++ b/dhall/tests/import/failure/alternativeEnvMissing.txt
@@ -1 +1,6 @@
-Missing
+Type error: error: error
+ --> <current file>:1:13
+  |
+1 | env:UNSET ? missing
+  |             ^^^^^^^ Missing
+  |
diff --git a/dhall/tests/import/failure/cycle.txt b/dhall/tests/import/failure/cycle.txt
index f5a1abff..899484bc 100644
--- a/dhall/tests/import/failure/cycle.txt
+++ b/dhall/tests/import/failure/cycle.txt
@@ -1 +1,16 @@
-ImportCycle([Local("./dhall-lang/tests/import/data/cycle.dhall"), Local("./dhall-lang/tests/import/failure/cycle.dhall")], Local("./dhall-lang/tests/import/data/cycle.dhall"))
+Type error: error: error
+ --> <current file>:1:1
+  |
+1 | ../data/cycle.dhall
+  | ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ Type error: error: error
+ --> <current file>:1:1
+  |
+1 | ../failure/cycle.dhall
+  | ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ Type error: error: error
+ --> <current file>:1:1
+  |
+1 | ../data/cycle.dhall
+  | ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ ImportCycle([Local("./dhall-lang/tests/import/data/cycle.dhall"), Local("./dhall-lang/tests/import/failure/cycle.dhall")], Local("./dhall-lang/tests/import/data/cycle.dhall"))
+  |
+  |
+  |
diff --git a/dhall/tests/import/failure/importBoundary.txt b/dhall/tests/import/failure/importBoundary.txt
index 56810e26..6ddb3268 100644
--- a/dhall/tests/import/failure/importBoundary.txt
+++ b/dhall/tests/import/failure/importBoundary.txt
@@ -1,7 +1,12 @@
-Type error: error: unbound variable `x`
+Type error: error: error
+ --> <current file>:1:15
+  |
+1 | \(x: Bool) -> ../data/importBoundary.dhall
+  |               ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ Type error: error: unbound variable `x`
  --> <current file>:1:1
   |
 ...
 3 | x
   | ^ not found in this scope
   |
+  |
diff --git a/dhall/tests/import/failure/missing.txt b/dhall/tests/import/failure/missing.txt
index 4666330a..a15e9e00 100644
--- a/dhall/tests/import/failure/missing.txt
+++ b/dhall/tests/import/failure/missing.txt
@@ -1 +1,6 @@
-Missing
+Type error: error: error
+ --> <current file>:1:1
+  |
+1 | missing
+  | ^^^^^^^ Missing
+  |
diff --git a/dhall/tests/import/failure/referentiallyInsane.txt b/dhall/tests/import/failure/referentiallyInsane.txt
index 9b5fe914..1c6852a6 100644
--- a/dhall/tests/import/failure/referentiallyInsane.txt
+++ b/dhall/tests/import/failure/referentiallyInsane.txt
@@ -1 +1,12 @@
-SanityCheck
+Type error: error: error
+  --> <current file>:6:1
+   |
+ 1 | {- The following remote import attempts to import an environment variable, which
+ 2 |    must be disallowed by the referential sanity check
+ 3 | 
+ 4 |    One reason for doing this is to protect against remote imports exfiltrating
+...
+12 | -}
+13 | https://raw.githubusercontent.com/dhall-lang/dhall-lang/master/tests/import/data/referentiallyOpaque.dhall
+   | ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ SanityCheck
+   |
diff --git a/dhall/tests/import/failure/unit/EnvUnset.txt b/dhall/tests/import/failure/unit/EnvUnset.txt
index 482b68ca..12a8953f 100644
--- a/dhall/tests/import/failure/unit/EnvUnset.txt
+++ b/dhall/tests/import/failure/unit/EnvUnset.txt
@@ -1 +1,6 @@
-MissingEnvVar
+Type error: error: error
+ --> <current file>:1:1
+  |
+1 | env:DHALL_TEST_UNSET
+  | ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ MissingEnvVar
+  |
diff --git a/dhall/tests/import/failure/unit/EnvUnsetAsText.txt b/dhall/tests/import/failure/unit/EnvUnsetAsText.txt
index 482b68ca..65715600 100644
--- a/dhall/tests/import/failure/unit/EnvUnsetAsText.txt
+++ b/dhall/tests/import/failure/unit/EnvUnsetAsText.txt
@@ -1 +1,6 @@
-MissingEnvVar
+Type error: error: error
+ --> <current file>:1:1
+  |
+1 | env:DHALL_TEST_UNSET as Text
+  | ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ MissingEnvVar
+  |
diff --git a/dhall/tests/import/failure/unit/FileMissing.dhall b/dhall/tests/import/failure/unit/FileMissing.dhall
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..cba1bccb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/dhall/tests/import/failure/unit/FileMissing.dhall
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+./not-a-file.dhall
diff --git a/dhall/tests/import/failure/unit/FileMissing.txt b/dhall/tests/import/failure/unit/FileMissing.txt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..351909da
--- /dev/null
+++ b/dhall/tests/import/failure/unit/FileMissing.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+Type error: error: error
+ --> <current file>:1:1
+  |
+1 | ./not-a-file.dhall
+  | ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ No such file or directory (os error 2)
+  |