diff --git a/src/cata_tiles.cpp b/src/cata_tiles.cpp
index e8c3063a89182..ca6e2cc8157e1 100644
--- a/src/cata_tiles.cpp
+++ b/src/cata_tiles.cpp
@@ -3496,22 +3496,22 @@ void cata_tiles::do_tile_loading_report()
         return;
     }
 
-    tile_loading_report<ter_t>( ter_t::count(), "Terrain", "" );
-    tile_loading_report<furn_t>( furn_t::count(), "Furniture", "" );
+    tile_loading_report<ter_t>( ter_t::count(), C_TERRAIN, "" );
+    tile_loading_report<furn_t>( furn_t::count(), C_FURNITURE, "" );
 
     std::map<itype_id, const itype *> items;
     for( const itype *e : item_controller->all() ) {
         items.emplace( e->get_id(), e );
     }
-    tile_loading_report( items, "Items", "" );
+    tile_loading_report( items, C_ITEM, "" );
 
     auto mtypes = MonsterGenerator::generator().get_all_mtypes();
     lr_generic( mtypes.begin(), mtypes.end(), []( const std::vector<mtype>::iterator & m ) {
         return ( *m ).id.str();
-    }, "Monsters", "" );
-    tile_loading_report( vpart_info::all(), "Vehicle Parts", "vp_" );
-    tile_loading_report<trap>( trap::count(), "Traps", "" );
-    tile_loading_report<field_type>( field_type::count(), "Field Types", "" );
+    }, C_MONSTER, "" );
+    tile_loading_report( vpart_info::all(), C_VEHICLE_PART, "vp_" );
+    tile_loading_report<trap>( trap::count(), C_TRAP, "" );
+    tile_loading_report<field_type>( field_type::count(), C_FIELD, "" );
 
     // needed until DebugLog ostream::flush bugfix lands
     DebugLog( D_INFO, DC_ALL );
@@ -3537,54 +3537,58 @@ point cata_tiles::player_to_screen( const point &p ) const
 }
 
 template<typename Iter, typename Func>
-void cata_tiles::lr_generic( Iter begin, Iter end, Func id_func, const std::string &label,
+void cata_tiles::lr_generic( Iter begin, Iter end, Func id_func, TILE_CATEGORY category,
                              const std::string &prefix )
 {
-    int missing = 0;
-    int present = 0;
     std::string missing_list;
+    std::string missing_with_looks_like_list;
     for( ; begin != end; ++begin ) {
         const std::string id_string = id_func( begin );
-        if( !tileset_ptr->find_tile_type( prefix + id_string ) ) {
-            missing++;
+
+        std::string mutable_id_string = id_string;
+
+        if( !tileset_ptr->find_tile_type( prefix + id_string ) &&
+            !find_tile_looks_like( mutable_id_string, category ) ) {
             missing_list.append( id_string + " " );
-        } else {
-            present++;
+        } else if( !tileset_ptr->find_tile_type( prefix + id_string ) ) {
+            missing_with_looks_like_list.append( id_string + " " );
         }
     }
-    DebugLog( D_INFO, DC_ALL ) << "Missing " << label << ": " << missing_list;
+    DebugLog( D_INFO, DC_ALL ) << "Missing " << TILE_CATEGORY_IDS[category] << ": " << missing_list;
+    DebugLog( D_INFO, DC_ALL ) << "Missing " << TILE_CATEGORY_IDS[category] <<
+                               " (but looks_like tile exists): " << missing_with_looks_like_list;
 }
 
 template <typename maptype>
-void cata_tiles::tile_loading_report( const maptype &tiletypemap, const std::string &label,
+void cata_tiles::tile_loading_report( const maptype &tiletypemap, TILE_CATEGORY category,
                                       const std::string &prefix )
 {
     lr_generic( tiletypemap.begin(), tiletypemap.end(),
     []( const decltype( tiletypemap.begin() ) & v ) {
         // c_str works for std::string and for string_id!
         return v->first.c_str();
-    }, label, prefix );
+    }, category, prefix );
 }
 
 template <typename base_type>
-void cata_tiles::tile_loading_report( const size_t count, const std::string &label,
+void cata_tiles::tile_loading_report( const size_t count, TILE_CATEGORY category,
                                       const std::string &prefix )
 {
     lr_generic( static_cast<size_t>( 0 ), count,
     []( const size_t i ) {
         return int_id<base_type>( i ).id().str();
-    }, label, prefix );
+    }, category, prefix );
 }
 
 template <typename arraytype>
 void cata_tiles::tile_loading_report( const arraytype &array, int array_length,
-                                      const std::string &label, const std::string &prefix )
+                                      TILE_CATEGORY category, const std::string &prefix )
 {
     const auto begin = &( array[0] );
     lr_generic( begin, begin + array_length,
     []( decltype( begin ) const v ) {
         return v->id;
-    }, label, prefix );
+    }, category, prefix );
 }
 
 std::vector<options_manager::id_and_option> cata_tiles::build_renderer_list()
diff --git a/src/cata_tiles.h b/src/cata_tiles.h
index 7c50e11f8cb15..87daca1def42e 100644
--- a/src/cata_tiles.h
+++ b/src/cata_tiles.h
@@ -480,19 +480,19 @@ class cata_tiles
         static std::vector<options_manager::id_and_option> build_display_list();
     protected:
         template <typename maptype>
-        void tile_loading_report( const maptype &tiletypemap, const std::string &label,
+        void tile_loading_report( const maptype &tiletypemap, TILE_CATEGORY category,
                                   const std::string &prefix = "" );
         template <typename arraytype>
-        void tile_loading_report( const arraytype &array, int array_length, const std::string &label,
+        void tile_loading_report( const arraytype &array, int array_length, TILE_CATEGORY category,
                                   const std::string &prefix = "" );
         template <typename basetype>
-        void tile_loading_report( size_t count, const std::string &label, const std::string &prefix );
+        void tile_loading_report( size_t count, TILE_CATEGORY category, const std::string &prefix );
         /**
          * Generic tile_loading_report, begin and end are iterators, id_func translates the iterator
          * to an id string (result of id_func must be convertible to string).
          */
         template<typename Iter, typename Func>
-        void lr_generic( Iter begin, Iter end, Func id_func, const std::string &label,
+        void lr_generic( Iter begin, Iter end, Func id_func, TILE_CATEGORY category,
                          const std::string &prefix );
         /** Lighting */
         void init_light();