diff --git a/stepmania/src/RageException.cpp b/stepmania/src/RageException.cpp
index 67ecc47d90..7f47f97d0c 100644
--- a/stepmania/src/RageException.cpp
+++ b/stepmania/src/RageException.cpp
@@ -39,11 +39,23 @@ void RageException::Throw(const char *fmt, ...)
     CString error = vssprintf( fmt, va );
     va_end(va);
 
+    CString msg = ssprintf(
+				"\n"
+				"//////////////////////////////////////////////////////\n"
+				"Exception: %s\n"
+				"//////////////////////////////////////////////////////\n"
+				"",
+				error.GetString());
 	if(LOG)
 	{
-		LOG->Trace("Fatal exception thrown: %s", error.GetString());
+		LOG->Trace("%s", msg.GetString());
 		LOG->Flush();
 	}
+	else
+	{
+		printf("%s\n", msg.GetString());
+		fflush(stdout);
+	}
 
 #if defined(WIN32) && defined(DEBUG)
 	MessageBox( NULL, error, "Fatal Error", MB_OK );
diff --git a/stepmania/src/StepMania.cpp b/stepmania/src/StepMania.cpp
index 04939450ba..cc09dcdefc 100644
--- a/stepmania/src/StepMania.cpp
+++ b/stepmania/src/StepMania.cpp
@@ -342,17 +342,6 @@ int main(int argc, char* argv[])
 	catch( RageException e )
 	{
 		g_sErrorString = e.what();
-
-		LOG->Trace( 
-			"\n"
-			"//////////////////////////////////////////////////////\n"
-			"Exception: %s\n"
-			"//////////////////////////////////////////////////////\n"
-			"\n",
-			g_sErrorString.GetString()
-			);
-
-		LOG->Flush();
 	}
 #endif