diff --git a/common/src/main/java/me/shedaniel/architectury/PlatformMethods.java b/common/src/main/java/me/shedaniel/architectury/PlatformMethods.java
index 7c2ac7a1..4aa3e21f 100644
--- a/common/src/main/java/me/shedaniel/architectury/PlatformMethods.java
+++ b/common/src/main/java/me/shedaniel/architectury/PlatformMethods.java
@@ -19,20 +19,36 @@
 
 package me.shedaniel.architectury;
 
+import me.shedaniel.architectury.utils.PlatformExpectedError;
 import org.jetbrains.annotations.ApiStatus;
 
-import java.lang.invoke.CallSite;
-import java.lang.invoke.ConstantCallSite;
-import java.lang.invoke.MethodHandles;
-import java.lang.invoke.MethodType;
+import java.lang.invoke.*;
 
 @ApiStatus.Internal
 public class PlatformMethods {
-    public static CallSite platform(MethodHandles.Lookup lookup, String name, MethodType type)
-            throws ClassNotFoundException, NoSuchMethodException, IllegalAccessException {
+    public static CallSite platform(MethodHandles.Lookup lookup, String name, MethodType type) {
         Class<?> lookupClass = lookup.lookupClass();
         String lookupType = lookupClass.getName().replace("$", "") + "Impl";
-        Class<?> newClass = Class.forName(lookupType.substring(0, lookupType.lastIndexOf('.')) + "." + Architectury.getModLoader() + "." + lookupType.substring(lookupType.lastIndexOf('.') + 1), false, lookupClass.getClassLoader());
-        return new ConstantCallSite(lookup.findStatic(newClass, name, type));
+        
+        String platformExpectedClass = lookupType.substring(0, lookupType.lastIndexOf('.')) + "." + Architectury.getModLoader() + "." +
+                                       lookupType.substring(lookupType.lastIndexOf('.') + 1);
+        Class<?> newClass;
+        try {
+            newClass = Class.forName(platformExpectedClass, false, lookupClass.getClassLoader());
+        } catch (ClassNotFoundException exception) {
+            throw new PlatformExpectedError(lookupClass.getName() + "#" + name + " expected platform implementation in " + platformExpectedClass +
+                                            "#" + name + ", but the class doesn't exist!", exception);
+        }
+        MethodHandle platformMethod;
+        try {
+            platformMethod = lookup.findStatic(newClass, name, type);
+        } catch (NoSuchMethodException exception) {
+            throw new PlatformExpectedError(lookupClass.getName() + "#" + name + " expected platform implementation in " + platformExpectedClass +
+                                            "#" + name + ", but the method doesn't exist!", exception);
+        } catch (IllegalAccessException exception) {
+            throw new PlatformExpectedError(lookupClass.getName() + "#" + name + " expected platform implementation in " + platformExpectedClass +
+                                            "#" + name + ", but the method's modifier doesn't match the access requirements!", exception);
+        }
+        return new ConstantCallSite(platformMethod);
     }
 }
diff --git a/common/src/main/java/me/shedaniel/architectury/utils/PlatformExpectedError.java b/common/src/main/java/me/shedaniel/architectury/utils/PlatformExpectedError.java
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..a35aef0d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/common/src/main/java/me/shedaniel/architectury/utils/PlatformExpectedError.java
@@ -0,0 +1,41 @@
+/*
+ * This file is part of architectury.
+ * Copyright (C) 2020 shedaniel
+ *
+ * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
+ * modify it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public
+ * License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either
+ * version 3 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU
+ * Lesser General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public License
+ * along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation,
+ * Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA  02110-1301, USA.
+ */
+
+package me.shedaniel.architectury.utils;
+
+public class PlatformExpectedError extends Error {
+    public PlatformExpectedError() {
+    }
+
+    public PlatformExpectedError(String message) {
+        super(message);
+    }
+
+    public PlatformExpectedError(String message, Throwable cause) {
+        super(message, cause);
+    }
+
+    public PlatformExpectedError(Throwable cause) {
+        super(cause);
+    }
+
+    public PlatformExpectedError(String message, Throwable cause, boolean enableSuppression, boolean writableStackTrace) {
+        super(message, cause, enableSuppression, writableStackTrace);
+    }
+}