diff --git a/src/openttd.cpp b/src/openttd.cpp
--- a/src/openttd.cpp
+++ b/src/openttd.cpp
@@ -799,9 +799,8 @@ static void StartScenario()
 	/* invalid type */
 	if (_file_to_saveload.mode == SL_INVALID) {
 		DEBUG(sl, 0, "Savegame is obsolete or invalid format: '%s'", _file_to_saveload.name);
-		SetDParam(0, STR_JUST_RAW_STRING);
-		SetDParamStr(1, GetSaveLoadErrorString());
-		ShowErrorMessage(INVALID_STRING_ID, STR_012D, 0, 0);
+		SetDParamStr(0, GetSaveLoadErrorString());
+		ShowErrorMessage(INVALID_STRING_ID, STR_JUST_RAW_STRING, 0, 0);
 		_game_mode = GM_MENU;
 		return;
 	}
@@ -816,9 +815,8 @@ static void StartScenario()
 	/* Load game */
 	if (SaveOrLoad(_file_to_saveload.name, _file_to_saveload.mode, SCENARIO_DIR) != SL_OK) {
 		LoadIntroGame();
-		SetDParam(0, STR_JUST_RAW_STRING);
-		SetDParamStr(1, GetSaveLoadErrorString());
-		ShowErrorMessage(INVALID_STRING_ID, STR_012D, 0, 0);
+		SetDParamStr(0, GetSaveLoadErrorString());
+		ShowErrorMessage(INVALID_STRING_ID, STR_JUST_RAW_STRING, 0, 0);
 	}
 
 	_settings_game.difficulty = _settings_newgame.difficulty;
@@ -929,9 +927,8 @@ void SwitchMode(int new_mode)
 
 			if (!SafeSaveOrLoad(_file_to_saveload.name, _file_to_saveload.mode, GM_NORMAL, NO_DIRECTORY)) {
 				LoadIntroGame();
-				SetDParam(0, STR_JUST_RAW_STRING);
-				SetDParamStr(1, GetSaveLoadErrorString());
-				ShowErrorMessage(INVALID_STRING_ID, STR_012D, 0, 0);
+				SetDParamStr(0, GetSaveLoadErrorString());
+				ShowErrorMessage(INVALID_STRING_ID, STR_JUST_RAW_STRING, 0, 0);
 			} else {
 				if (_saveload_mode == SLD_LOAD_SCENARIO) {
 					StartupEngines();
@@ -971,9 +968,8 @@ void SwitchMode(int new_mode)
 				SetLocalCompany(OWNER_NONE);
 				_settings_newgame.game_creation.starting_year = _cur_year;
 			} else {
-				SetDParam(0, STR_JUST_RAW_STRING);
-				SetDParamStr(1, GetSaveLoadErrorString());
-				ShowErrorMessage(INVALID_STRING_ID, STR_012D, 0, 0);
+				SetDParamStr(0, GetSaveLoadErrorString());
+				ShowErrorMessage(INVALID_STRING_ID, STR_JUST_RAW_STRING, 0, 0);
 			}
 			break;
 		}
@@ -986,9 +982,8 @@ void SwitchMode(int new_mode)
 			/* Make network saved games on pause compatible to singleplayer */
 			if (_networking && _pause_game == 1) _pause_game = 2;
 			if (SaveOrLoad(_file_to_saveload.name, SL_SAVE, NO_DIRECTORY) != SL_OK) {
-				SetDParam(0, STR_JUST_RAW_STRING);
-				SetDParamStr(1, GetSaveLoadErrorString());
-				ShowErrorMessage(INVALID_STRING_ID, STR_012D, 0, 0);
+				SetDParamStr(0, GetSaveLoadErrorString());
+				ShowErrorMessage(INVALID_STRING_ID, STR_JUST_RAW_STRING, 0, 0);
 			} else {
 				DeleteWindowById(WC_SAVELOAD, 0);
 			}
diff --git a/src/saveload.cpp b/src/saveload.cpp
--- a/src/saveload.cpp
+++ b/src/saveload.cpp
@@ -1551,7 +1551,7 @@ const char *GetSaveLoadErrorString()
 static void SaveFileError()
 {
 	SetDParamStr(0, GetSaveLoadErrorString());
-	ShowErrorMessage(STR_012D, STR_NULL, 0, 0);
+	ShowErrorMessage(STR_JUST_RAW_STRING, STR_NULL, 0, 0);
 	SaveFileDone();
 }
 
@@ -1603,8 +1603,8 @@ static SaveOrLoadResult SaveFileToDisk(b
 		AbortSaveLoad();
 		if (_sl.excpt_uninit != NULL) _sl.excpt_uninit();
 
-		ShowInfo(GetSaveLoadErrorString());
-		DEBUG(sl, 0, GetSaveLoadErrorString());
+		/* Skip the "color" character */
+		DEBUG(sl, 0, GetSaveLoadErrorString() + 3);
 
 		if (threaded) {
 			SetAsyncSaveFinish(SaveFileError);
@@ -1803,7 +1803,7 @@ SaveOrLoadResult SaveOrLoad(const char *
 		if (_sl.excpt_uninit != NULL) _sl.excpt_uninit();
 
 		/* Skip the "color" character */
-		ShowInfoF(GetSaveLoadErrorString() + 3);
+		DEBUG(sl, 0, GetSaveLoadErrorString() + 3);
 
 		/* A saver/loader exception!! reinitialize all variables to prevent crash! */
 		return (mode == SL_LOAD) ? SL_REINIT : SL_ERROR;