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diff --git a/backend.c b/backend.c
index cc42334..91f6e8d 100644
--- a/backend.c
+++ b/backend.c
@@ -920,7 +920,7 @@ Load (ChessProgramState *cps, int i)
     while(q = strchr(p, SLASH)) p = q+1;
     if(*p== NULLCHAR) { DisplayError(_("You did not specify the engine executable"), 0); return; }
     if(engineDir[0] != NULLCHAR) {
-	ASSIGN(appData.directory[i], engineDir);
+	ASSIGN(appData.directory[i], engineDir); p = engineName;
     } else if(p != engineName) { // derive directory from engine path, when not given
 	p[-1] = 0;
 	ASSIGN(appData.directory[i], engineName);
@@ -7938,7 +7938,7 @@ HandleMachineMove (char *message, ChessProgramState *cps)
     ChessMove moveType;
     char promoChar;
     char *p, *pv=buf1;
-    int machineWhite;
+    int machineWhite, oldError;
     char *bookHit;
 
     if(cps == &pairing && sscanf(message, "%d-%d", &savedWhitePlayer, &savedBlackPlayer) == 2) {
@@ -7952,7 +7952,7 @@ HandleMachineMove (char *message, ChessProgramState *cps)
 	return; // Skim the pairing messages here.
     }
 
-    cps->userError = 0;
+    oldError = cps->userError; cps->userError = 0;
 
 FakeBookMove: // [HGM] book: we jump here to simulate machine moves after book hit
     /*
@@ -8532,7 +8532,7 @@ if(appData.debugMode) fprintf(debugFP, "nodes = %d, %lld\n", (int) programStats.
 	    }
 	    if(GetDelayedEvent()) CancelDelayedEvent(), ThawUI(); // [HGM] cancel remaining loading effort scheduled after feature timeout
 	    DisplayMessage("", ""); // erase waiting message
-	    DisplayError(buf1, 0);
+	    if(!oldError) DisplayError(buf1, 0); // if reason neatly announced, suppress general error popup
 	}
 	return;
     }