diff --git a/bin/test/data/log/test_log.txt b/bin/test/data/log/test_log.txt
index 0799c370..5e4e1ebd 100644
--- a/bin/test/data/log/test_log.txt
+++ b/bin/test/data/log/test_log.txt
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-Settings.cpp WARNING: File for Settings not found: data/TestSettings.xml
 Token.cpp ERROR: Location Id was not referenced by this Token.
 Node.cpp WARNING: Cannot change NodeType after it was already set from namespace to class
 Edge.cpp ERROR: Nodes are not plain copies.
diff --git a/src/lib/Application.cpp b/src/lib/Application.cpp
index fb2d4a56..214baff5 100644
--- a/src/lib/Application.cpp
+++ b/src/lib/Application.cpp
@@ -302,8 +302,8 @@ void Application::handleMessage(MessageLoadProject* message)
 	}
 	catch (...)
 	{
-		LOG_ERROR_STREAM(<< "Failed to load project. Try restarting Coati as admin");
-		MessageStatus("Failed to load project. Try restarting Coati as admin", true).dispatch();
+		LOG_ERROR_STREAM(<< "Failed to load project.");
+		MessageStatus("Failed to load project.", true).dispatch();
 	}
 }
 
@@ -311,7 +311,10 @@ void Application::handleMessage(MessageRefresh* message)
 {
 	TRACE("app refresh");
 
-	loadSettings();
+	if (message->reloadSettings)
+	{
+		loadSettings();
+	}
 
 	if (message->uiOnly)
 	{
@@ -331,7 +334,7 @@ void Application::handleMessage(MessageRefresh* message)
 void Application::handleMessage(MessageSwitchColorScheme* message)
 {
 	loadStyle(message->colorSchemePath);
-	m_componentManager->refreshViews();
+	MessageRefresh().refreshUiOnly().keepSettings().dispatch();
 }
 
 void Application::startMessagingAndScheduling()
diff --git a/src/lib/utility/messaging/type/MessageRefresh.h b/src/lib/utility/messaging/type/MessageRefresh.h
index 7dc96c9c..5fa5b3b1 100644
--- a/src/lib/utility/messaging/type/MessageRefresh.h
+++ b/src/lib/utility/messaging/type/MessageRefresh.h
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ public:
 	MessageRefresh()
 		: uiOnly(false)
 		, all(false)
+		, reloadSettings(true)
 	{
 	}
 
@@ -29,6 +30,12 @@ public:
 		return *this;
 	}
 
+	MessageRefresh& keepSettings()
+	{
+		reloadSettings = false;
+		return *this;
+	}
+
 	virtual void print(std::ostream& os) const
 	{
 		if (uiOnly)
@@ -43,6 +50,7 @@ public:
 
 	bool uiOnly;
 	bool all;
+	bool reloadSettings;
 };
 
 #endif // MESSAGE_REFRESH_H