diff --git a/es-app/src/main.cpp b/es-app/src/main.cpp
index b8616de2bb..feb624e5f5 100644
--- a/es-app/src/main.cpp
+++ b/es-app/src/main.cpp
@@ -234,9 +234,10 @@ int main(int argc, char* argv[])
             Settings::getInstance()->setString("ConfigDirectory", getDefaultConfigDirectory());
         }
     }
-    if(!Settings::getInstance()->loadFile()){
-        std::cerr << "Couldn't load settings from \"" << getConfigDirectory();
-        return 1;
+
+	bool loaded_file = Settings::getInstance()->loadFile();
+	if(!loaded_file){
+        std::cout << "Couldn't load settings from \"" << getConfigDirectory() << ". Will create new ones." << "\n";
     }
 
 	Log::open();
@@ -270,7 +271,7 @@ int main(int argc, char* argv[])
 		// something went terribly wrong
 		if(errorMsg == NULL)
 		{
-			LOG(LogError) << "Unknown error occured while parsing system config file.";
+			LOG(LogError) << "Unknown error occurred while parsing system config file.";
 			if(!scrape_cmdline)
 				Renderer::deinit();
 			return 1;
diff --git a/es-core/src/Settings.cpp b/es-core/src/Settings.cpp
index ae50dac53a..23c165fe02 100644
--- a/es-core/src/Settings.cpp
+++ b/es-core/src/Settings.cpp
@@ -122,7 +122,9 @@ bool Settings::loadFile()
 	const std::string path = getConfigDirectory() + "/es_settings.cfg";
 
 	if(!boost::filesystem::exists(path))
+	{
 		return false;
+	}
 
 	pugi::xml_document doc;
 	pugi::xml_parse_result result = doc.load_file(path.c_str());