diff --git a/rEFIt_UEFI/Platform/plist/TagArray.cpp b/rEFIt_UEFI/Platform/plist/TagArray.cpp
index 25a96e018..ea96e1846 100755
--- a/rEFIt_UEFI/Platform/plist/TagArray.cpp
+++ b/rEFIt_UEFI/Platform/plist/TagArray.cpp
@@ -126,7 +126,7 @@ const TagDict* TagArray::dictElementAt(size_t idx, const XString8& currentTag) c
 {
   const TagStruct* tag = elementAt(idx);
   if ( !tag->isDict() ) {
-    MsgLog("MALFORMED PLIST in '%s' : TagArray::dictElementAt(%zu) -> trying to get a dict element at %zu, but element is %s\n", currentTag.c_str(), idx, idx, tag->getTypeAsXString8().c_str());
+    panic("MALFORMED PLIST in '%s' : TagArray::dictElementAt(%zu) -> trying to get a dict element at %zu, but element is %s\n", currentTag.c_str(), idx, idx, tag->getTypeAsXString8().c_str());
   }
   return _arrayContent[idx].getDict();
 }
@@ -135,7 +135,7 @@ const TagArray* TagArray::arrayElementAt(size_t idx, const XString8& currentTag)
 {
   const TagStruct* tag = elementAt(idx);
   if ( !tag->isArray() ) {
-    MsgLog("MALFORMED PLIST in '%s' : TagArray::dictElementAt(%zu) -> trying to get a array element at %zu, but element is %s\n", currentTag.c_str(), idx, idx, tag->getTypeAsXString8().c_str());
+    panic("MALFORMED PLIST in '%s' : TagArray::dictElementAt(%zu) -> trying to get a array element at %zu, but element is %s\n", currentTag.c_str(), idx, idx, tag->getTypeAsXString8().c_str());
   }
   return _arrayContent[idx].getArray();
 }
@@ -144,7 +144,7 @@ const TagDict* TagArray::dictElementAt(size_t idx) const
 {
   const TagStruct* tag = elementAt(idx);
   if ( !tag->isDict() ) {
-    MsgLog("MALFORMED PLIST : TagArray::dictElementAt(%zu) -> trying to get a dict element at %zu, but element is %s\n", idx, idx, tag->getTypeAsXString8().c_str());
+    panic("MALFORMED PLIST : TagArray::dictElementAt(%zu) -> trying to get a dict element at %zu, but element is %s\n", idx, idx, tag->getTypeAsXString8().c_str());
   }
   return _arrayContent[idx].getDict();
 }
@@ -153,7 +153,7 @@ const TagArray* TagArray::arrayElementAt(size_t idx) const
 {
   const TagStruct* tag = elementAt(idx);
   if ( !tag->isArray() ) {
-    MsgLog("MALFORMED PLIST : TagArray::dictElementAt(%zu) -> trying to get a array element at %zu, but element is %s\n", idx, idx, tag->getTypeAsXString8().c_str());
+    panic("MALFORMED PLIST : TagArray::dictElementAt(%zu) -> trying to get a array element at %zu, but element is %s\n", idx, idx, tag->getTypeAsXString8().c_str());
   }
   return _arrayContent[idx].getArray();
 }
diff --git a/rEFIt_UEFI/Platform/plist/TagDict.cpp b/rEFIt_UEFI/Platform/plist/TagDict.cpp
index b1ec2e640..49e398c95 100755
--- a/rEFIt_UEFI/Platform/plist/TagDict.cpp
+++ b/rEFIt_UEFI/Platform/plist/TagDict.cpp
@@ -167,8 +167,7 @@ const TagDict* TagDict::dictPropertyForKey(const CHAR8* key) const
   const TagStruct* tag = propertyForKey(key);
   if ( tag == NULL ) return NULL;
   if ( !tag->isDict() ) {
-    MsgLog("MALFORMED PLIST : Property value for key %s must be a dict\n", key);
-    return NULL;
+    panic("MALFORMED PLIST : Property value for key %s must be a dict\n", key);
   }
   return tag->getDict();
 }
@@ -178,8 +177,7 @@ const TagArray* TagDict::arrayPropertyForKey(const CHAR8* key) const
   const TagStruct* tag = propertyForKey(key);
   if ( tag == NULL ) return NULL;
   if ( !tag->isArray() ) {
-    MsgLog("MALFORMED PLIST : Property value for key %s must be an array\n", key);
-    return NULL;
+    panic("MALFORMED PLIST : Property value for key %s must be an array\n", key);
   }
   return tag->getArray();
 }