diff --git a/src/core/Config.cpp b/src/core/Config.cpp
index e3a1cb63..e074df6c 100644
--- a/src/core/Config.cpp
+++ b/src/core/Config.cpp
@@ -102,10 +102,6 @@ void Config::init(const QString& fileName)
 {
     m_settings.reset(new QSettings(fileName, QSettings::IniFormat));
 
-    if (hasAccessError()) {
-        qWarning("Access error with config file %s", qPrintable(fileName));
-    }
-
     m_defaults.insert("RememberLastDatabases", true);
     m_defaults.insert("RememberLastKeyFiles", true);
     m_defaults.insert("OpenPreviousDatabasesOnStartup", true);
diff --git a/src/gui/MainWindow.cpp b/src/gui/MainWindow.cpp
index 442c0473..adb1ae29 100644
--- a/src/gui/MainWindow.cpp
+++ b/src/gui/MainWindow.cpp
@@ -314,6 +314,12 @@ MainWindow::MainWindow()
     connect(m_ui->tabWidget, SIGNAL(messageDismissTab()), this, SLOT(hideTabMessage()));
 
     updateTrayIcon();
+
+    if (config()->hasAccessError()) {
+        m_ui->globalMessageWidget->showMessage(
+            tr("Access error for config file ") + config()->getFileName(), MessageWidget::Error);
+    }
+
 }
 
 MainWindow::~MainWindow()
diff --git a/src/gui/SettingsWidget.cpp b/src/gui/SettingsWidget.cpp
index d68a11e9..62af276e 100644
--- a/src/gui/SettingsWidget.cpp
+++ b/src/gui/SettingsWidget.cpp
@@ -62,12 +62,6 @@ SettingsWidget::SettingsWidget(QWidget* parent)
     addPage(tr("General"), FilePath::instance()->icon("categories", "preferences-other"), m_generalWidget);
     addPage(tr("Security"), FilePath::instance()->icon("status", "security-high"), m_secWidget);
 
-    m_generalUi->messageWidget->setVisible(false);
-    if (config()->hasAccessError()) {
-        m_generalUi->messageWidget->showMessage(
-            tr("Access error with config file ") + config()->getFileName(), MessageWidget::Error);
-    }
-
     if (!autoType()->isAvailable()) {
         m_generalUi->generalSettingsTabWidget->removeTab(1);
     }
diff --git a/src/gui/SettingsWidgetGeneral.ui b/src/gui/SettingsWidgetGeneral.ui
index fb9fb170..88d7cad4 100644
--- a/src/gui/SettingsWidgetGeneral.ui
+++ b/src/gui/SettingsWidgetGeneral.ui
@@ -23,9 +23,6 @@
    <property name="bottomMargin">
     <number>0</number>
    </property>
-   <item>
-    <widget class="MessageWidget" name="messageWidget" native="true"/>
-   </item>
    <item>
     <widget class="QTabWidget" name="generalSettingsTabWidget">
      <property name="currentIndex">
@@ -371,12 +368,6 @@
    <extends>QLineEdit</extends>
    <header>autotype/ShortcutWidget.h</header>
   </customwidget>
-  <customwidget>
-   <class>MessageWidget</class>
-   <extends>QWidget</extends>
-   <header>gui/MessageWidget.h</header>
-   <container>1</container>
-  </customwidget>
  </customwidgets>
  <resources/>
  <connections/>