diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwscript/scriptmanagerimp.cpp b/apps/openmw/mwscript/scriptmanagerimp.cpp
index 14fe5b7fd..8b6b7ed2a 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwscript/scriptmanagerimp.cpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwscript/scriptmanagerimp.cpp
@@ -114,10 +114,8 @@ namespace MWScript
             }
             catch (const std::exception& e)
             {
-                std::cerr << "execution of script " << name << " failed." << std::endl;
-
-                if (mVerbose)
-                    std::cerr << "(" << e.what() << ")" << std::endl;
+                std::cerr << "Execution of script " << name << " failed:" << std::endl;
+                std::cerr << e.what() << std::endl;
 
                 iter->second.first.clear(); // don't execute again.
             }