diff --git a/chain/vm/invoker_test.go b/chain/vm/invoker_test.go
index 6822e2371f5..8499f001a59 100644
--- a/chain/vm/invoker_test.go
+++ b/chain/vm/invoker_test.go
@@ -6,6 +6,8 @@ import (
 	"io"
 	"testing"
 
+	"github.com/filecoin-project/go-address"
+	"github.com/filecoin-project/go-state-types/big"
 	"github.com/filecoin-project/go-state-types/network"
 
 	cbor "github.com/ipfs/go-ipld-cbor"
@@ -80,6 +82,30 @@ func (basicContract) InvokeSomething10(rt runtime2.Runtime, params *basicParams)
 	return nil
 }
 
+type basicRtMessage struct{}
+
+var _ runtime2.Message = (*basicRtMessage)(nil)
+
+func (*basicRtMessage) Caller() address.Address {
+	a, err := address.NewIDAddress(0)
+	if err != nil {
+		panic(err)
+	}
+	return a
+}
+
+func (*basicRtMessage) Receiver() address.Address {
+	a, err := address.NewIDAddress(1)
+	if err != nil {
+		panic(err)
+	}
+	return a
+}
+
+func (*basicRtMessage) ValueReceived() abi.TokenAmount {
+	return big.NewInt(0)
+}
+
 func TestInvokerBasic(t *testing.T) {
 	inv := ActorRegistry{}
 	code, err := inv.transform(basicContract{})
@@ -89,7 +115,7 @@ func TestInvokerBasic(t *testing.T) {
 		bParam, err := actors.SerializeParams(&basicParams{B: 1})
 		assert.NoError(t, err)
 
-		_, aerr := code[0](&Runtime{}, bParam)
+		_, aerr := code[0](&Runtime{Message: &basicRtMessage{}}, bParam)
 
 		assert.Equal(t, exitcode.ExitCode(1), aerrors.RetCode(aerr), "return code should be 1")
 		if aerrors.IsFatal(aerr) {
@@ -101,7 +127,7 @@ func TestInvokerBasic(t *testing.T) {
 		bParam, err := actors.SerializeParams(&basicParams{B: 2})
 		assert.NoError(t, err)
 
-		_, aerr := code[10](&Runtime{}, bParam)
+		_, aerr := code[10](&Runtime{Message: &basicRtMessage{}}, bParam)
 		assert.Equal(t, exitcode.ExitCode(12), aerrors.RetCode(aerr), "return code should be 12")
 		if aerrors.IsFatal(aerr) {
 			t.Fatal("err should not be fatal")
@@ -113,6 +139,7 @@ func TestInvokerBasic(t *testing.T) {
 			vm: &VM{ntwkVersion: func(ctx context.Context, epoch abi.ChainEpoch) network.Version {
 				return network.Version0
 			}},
+			Message: &basicRtMessage{},
 		}, []byte{99})
 		if aerrors.IsFatal(aerr) {
 			t.Fatal("err should not be fatal")
@@ -125,6 +152,7 @@ func TestInvokerBasic(t *testing.T) {
 			vm: &VM{ntwkVersion: func(ctx context.Context, epoch abi.ChainEpoch) network.Version {
 				return network.Version7
 			}},
+			Message: &basicRtMessage{},
 		}, []byte{99})
 		if aerrors.IsFatal(aerr) {
 			t.Fatal("err should not be fatal")
diff --git a/chain/vm/runtime.go b/chain/vm/runtime.go
index 2845c7696ea..7117f344307 100644
--- a/chain/vm/runtime.go
+++ b/chain/vm/runtime.go
@@ -146,7 +146,7 @@ func (rt *Runtime) shimCall(f func() interface{}) (rval []byte, aerr aerrors.Act
 	defer func() {
 		if r := recover(); r != nil {
 			if ar, ok := r.(aerrors.ActorError); ok {
-				log.Warnf("VM.Call failure: %+v", ar)
+				log.Warnf("VM.Call failure in call from: %s to %s: %+v", rt.Caller(), rt.Receiver(), ar)
 				aerr = ar
 				return
 			}
@@ -391,7 +391,7 @@ func (rt *Runtime) Send(to address.Address, method abi.MethodNum, m cbor.Marshal
 		if err.IsFatal() {
 			panic(err)
 		}
-		log.Warnf("vmctx send failed: to: %s, method: %d: ret: %d, err: %s", to, method, ret, err)
+		log.Warnf("vmctx send failed: from: %s to: %s, method: %d: err: %s", rt.Receiver(), to, method, err)
 		return err.RetCode()
 	}
 	_ = rt.chargeGasSafe(gasOnActorExec)