--- a/Config.cpp
+++ b/Config.cpp
@@ -76,9 +76,8 @@
 
     //falls back to the user-specific file
     string s=string(getenv("HOME"))+LocalHighScoresFileName;
-    cerr<<boost::str(boost::format("bastet: using a user-specific high scores file: %1%\nas the global high scores file %2% is not writable\n") % s % GlobalHighScoresFileName);
-
     if(result.empty()){
+      cerr<<boost::str(boost::format("bastet: using a user-specific high scores file: %1%\nas the global high scores file %2% is not writable\n") % s % GlobalHighScoresFileName);
       fstream ofs2(s.c_str());
       if(!ofs2.fail()){