diff --git a/main/main.cpp b/main/main.cpp
index 2a5858c52..83807bf59 100644
--- a/main/main.cpp
+++ b/main/main.cpp
@@ -1054,11 +1054,13 @@ Error Main::setup(const char *execpath, int argc, char *argv[], bool p_second_ph
 #ifdef TOOLS_ENABLED
 		editor = false;
 #else
-		const String error_msg = "Error: Couldn't load project data at path \"" + project_path + "\". Is the .pck file missing?\nIf you've renamed the executable, the associated .pck file should also be renamed to match the executable's name (without the extension).\n";
-		OS::get_singleton()->print("%s", error_msg.utf8().get_data());
-		OS::get_singleton()->alert(error_msg);
+		if (script.empty()) {
+			const String error_msg = "Error: Couldn't load project data at path \"" + project_path + "\". Is the .pck file missing?\nIf you've renamed the executable, the associated .pck file should also be renamed to match the executable's name (without the extension).\n";
+			OS::get_singleton()->print("%s", error_msg.utf8().get_data());
+			OS::get_singleton()->alert(error_msg);
 
-		goto error;
+			goto error;
+		}
 #endif
 	}