diff --git a/apps/opencs/model/settings/usersettings.cpp b/apps/opencs/model/settings/usersettings.cpp
index 7e65cb270..e26b1de5c 100644
--- a/apps/opencs/model/settings/usersettings.cpp
+++ b/apps/opencs/model/settings/usersettings.cpp
@@ -318,7 +318,7 @@ CSMSettings::UserSettings::~UserSettings()
 {
     mUserSettingsInstance = 0;
 }
-
+/*
 void CSMSettings::UserSettings::displayFileErrorMessage
                                                 (const QString &userpath,
                                                  const QString &globalpath,
@@ -343,7 +343,7 @@ void CSMSettings::UserSettings::displayFileErrorMessage
     msgBox.setText (mReadWriteMessage + message);
     msgBox.exec();
 }
-
+*/
 void CSMSettings::UserSettings::loadSettings (const QString &fileName)
 {
     QString userFilePath = QString::fromUtf8
@@ -366,14 +366,14 @@ void CSMSettings::UserSettings::loadSettings (const QString &fileName)
         isSystem = QFile (localFilePath + fileName).exists();
         otherFilePath = localFilePath;
     }
-
+/*
     //error condition - notify and return
     if (!isUser || !isSystem)
     {
         displayFileErrorMessage (userFilePath, globalFilePath, localFilePath);
         return;
     }
-
+*/
     QSettings::setPath
                 (QSettings::IniFormat, QSettings::UserScope, userFilePath);
 
diff --git a/apps/opencs/model/settings/usersettings.hpp b/apps/opencs/model/settings/usersettings.hpp
index 509c06bfa..7bb15e598 100644
--- a/apps/opencs/model/settings/usersettings.hpp
+++ b/apps/opencs/model/settings/usersettings.hpp
@@ -73,9 +73,6 @@ namespace CSMSettings {
         void addDefinitions();
 
         void buildSettingModelDefaults();
-        void displayFileErrorMessage(const QString &userpath,
-                                     const QString &globalpath,
-                                     const QString &localpath) const;
 
         ///add a new setting to the model and return it
         Setting *createSetting (CSMSettings::SettingType typ,
diff --git a/apps/opencs/view/settings/dialog.cpp b/apps/opencs/view/settings/dialog.cpp
index 3ed4d3b09..32fc7a46a 100644
--- a/apps/opencs/view/settings/dialog.cpp
+++ b/apps/opencs/view/settings/dialog.cpp
@@ -123,6 +123,7 @@ void CSVSettings::Dialog::show()
 {
     if (pages().isEmpty())
         buildPages();
+
     QPoint screenCenter = QApplication::desktop()->screenGeometry().center();
 
     move (screenCenter - geometry().center());