diff --git a/src/bitmessageqt/__init__.py b/src/bitmessageqt/__init__.py
index c731b469..b1b1c339 100644
--- a/src/bitmessageqt/__init__.py
+++ b/src/bitmessageqt/__init__.py
@@ -3874,7 +3874,7 @@ class MyForm(settingsmixin.SMainWindow):
         else:
             data = self.getCurrentMessageId()
             if data != False:
-                message = "Error occurred: could not load message from disk."
+                message = "Error occurred: could not load message from disk.  THIS IS NOT A BM but an error message."  ## vvvv translate !  _translate 
         messageTextedit.setCurrentFont(QtGui.QFont())
         messageTextedit.setTextColor(QtGui.QColor())
         messageTextedit.setContent(message)