diff --git a/src/BizHawk.Emulation.Cores/Arcades/MAME/MAME.cs b/src/BizHawk.Emulation.Cores/Arcades/MAME/MAME.cs
index e6f24d5c26..43bf2fec2b 100644
--- a/src/BizHawk.Emulation.Cores/Arcades/MAME/MAME.cs
+++ b/src/BizHawk.Emulation.Cores/Arcades/MAME/MAME.cs
@@ -300,7 +300,7 @@ namespace BizHawk.Emulation.Cores.Arcades.MAME
 		
 		private void MAMELogCallback(LibMAME.OutputChannel channel, int size, string data)
 		{
-			if (data.Contains("NOT FOUND"))
+			if (data.Contains("NOT FOUND") && channel == LibMAME.OutputChannel.ERROR)
 			{
 				_loadFailure = data;
 			}