diff --git a/orte/include/orte/orte_constants.h b/orte/include/orte/orte_constants.h
index a3b484509e..e20cc12dd1 100644
--- a/orte/include/orte/orte_constants.h
+++ b/orte/include/orte/orte_constants.h
@@ -93,7 +93,16 @@ enum {
     ORTE_ERR_INDETERMINATE_STATE_INFO       = (ORTE_ERR_BASE - 25),
     ORTE_ERR_NODE_FULLY_USED				= (ORTE_ERR_BASE - 26),
     ORTE_ERR_INVALID_NUM_PROCS              = (ORTE_ERR_BASE - 27),
-    ORTE_ERR_SILENT                         = (ORTE_ERR_BASE - 28)
+    ORTE_ERR_SILENT                         = (ORTE_ERR_BASE - 28),
+    ORTE_ERR_ADDRESSEE_UNKNOWN              = (ORTE_ERR_BASE - 29),
+    ORTE_ERR_SYS_LIMITS_PIPES               = (ORTE_ERR_BASE - 30),
+    ORTE_ERR_PIPE_SETUP_FAILURE             = (ORTE_ERR_BASE - 31),
+    ORTE_ERR_SYS_LIMITS_CHILDREN            = (ORTE_ERR_BASE - 32),
+    ORTE_ERR_FAILED_GET_TERM_ATTRS          = (ORTE_ERR_BASE - 33),
+    ORTE_ERR_WDIR_NOT_FOUND                 = (ORTE_ERR_BASE - 34),
+    ORTE_ERR_EXE_NOT_FOUND                  = (ORTE_ERR_BASE - 35),
+    ORTE_ERR_PIPE_READ_FAILURE              = (ORTE_ERR_BASE - 36),
+    ORTE_ERR_EXE_NOT_ACCESSIBLE             = (ORTE_ERR_BASE - 37)
 };
 
 #define ORTE_ERR_MAX                      (ORTE_ERR_BASE - 100)
diff --git a/orte/util/error_strings.c b/orte/util/error_strings.c
index 73604167ea..4dd6320f7c 100644
--- a/orte/util/error_strings.c
+++ b/orte/util/error_strings.c
@@ -112,6 +112,33 @@ orte_err2str(int errnum)
     case ORTE_ERR_SILENT:
         retval = NULL;
         break;
+    case ORTE_ERR_ADDRESSEE_UNKNOWN:
+        retval = "A message is attempting to be sent to a process whose contact information is unknown";
+        break;
+    case ORTE_ERR_SYS_LIMITS_PIPES:
+        retval = "The system limit on number of pipes a process can open was reached";
+        break;
+    case ORTE_ERR_PIPE_SETUP_FAILURE:
+        retval = "A pipe could not be setup between a daemon and one of its local processes";
+        break;
+    case ORTE_ERR_SYS_LIMITS_CHILDREN:
+        retval = "The system limit on number of children a process can have was reached";
+        break;
+    case ORTE_ERR_FAILED_GET_TERM_ATTRS:
+        retval = "The I/O forwarding system was unable to get the attributes of your terminal";
+        break;
+    case ORTE_ERR_WDIR_NOT_FOUND:
+        retval = "The specified working directory could not be found";
+        break;
+    case ORTE_ERR_EXE_NOT_FOUND:
+        retval = "The specified executable could not be found";
+        break;
+    case ORTE_ERR_PIPE_READ_FAILURE:
+        retval = "A pipe could not be read";
+        break;
+    case ORTE_ERR_EXE_NOT_ACCESSIBLE:
+        retval = "The specified executable could not be executed";
+        break;
     default:
         retval = NULL;
     }