diff --git a/src/xrEngine/xr_input.cpp b/src/xrEngine/xr_input.cpp
index 2d3ce567109..621d3a06c0f 100644
--- a/src/xrEngine/xr_input.cpp
+++ b/src/xrEngine/xr_input.cpp
@@ -207,10 +207,7 @@ bool CInput::get_dik_name(int dik, LPSTR dest_str, int dest_sz)
         if (dik == SDL_SCANCODE_UNKNOWN)
             keyname = "Unknown";
         else
-        {
-            Msg("! Can't convert dik_name for dik[%d]", dik);
             return false;
-        }
     }
 
     xr_strcpy(dest_str, dest_sz, keyname.c_str());
diff --git a/src/xrGame/xr_level_controller.cpp b/src/xrGame/xr_level_controller.cpp
index 1eb51ffa049..56afad7ce99 100644
--- a/src/xrGame/xr_level_controller.cpp
+++ b/src/xrGame/xr_level_controller.cpp
@@ -47,8 +47,12 @@ void remap_keys()
         const bool res = pInput->get_dik_name(kb.dik, buff, sizeof(buff));
         if (res)
             kb.key_local_name = buff;
-        else if (kb.key_local_name.empty())
-            kb.key_local_name = kb.key_name;
+        else
+        {
+            Msg("! Can't find a key name for %s", kb.key_name);
+            if (kb.key_local_name.empty())
+                kb.key_local_name = kb.key_name;
+        }
 
         // Msg("[%s]-[%s]", kb.key_name, kb.key_local_name.c_str());
         ++idx;