diff --git a/polymer/eduke32/build/src/osd.c b/polymer/eduke32/build/src/osd.c
index 974ae9576..81fa6fd11 100644
--- a/polymer/eduke32/build/src/osd.c
+++ b/polymer/eduke32/build/src/osd.c
@@ -198,15 +198,17 @@ int32_t OSD_Exec(const char *szScript)
     int32_t i, len, err = 0;
     char *buf = NULL, *cp;
 
-    OSD_Printf("Executing \"%s\"\n", szScript);
 
     if ((i = kopen4load(szScript, 0)) == -1) err = 1;
     if (!err && (len = kfilelength(i)) <= 0) err = 2; // blank file
     if (!err && (buf = (char *)Xmalloc(len + 1)) == NULL) err = 3;
 
+    if (!err || err == 3)
+        OSD_Printf("Executing \"%s\"\n", szScript);
+
     if (err || kread(i, buf, len) != len)
     {
-        if (err < 3) // no error message for blank file
+        if (!err || err == 3) // no error message for blank file
             OSD_Printf("Error executing \"%s\"!\n", szScript);
         if (i != -1) kclose(i);
         if (buf != NULL) Bfree(buf);