diff --git a/sources/qetproject.cpp b/sources/qetproject.cpp
index d89184e95..8ff6deb85 100644
--- a/sources/qetproject.cpp
+++ b/sources/qetproject.cpp
@@ -83,7 +83,6 @@ QETProject::QETProject(const QString &path, QObject *parent) :
 	m_auto_conductor     (true  ),
 	m_elements_collection (nullptr)
 {
-	QSettings settings;
 		//Open the file
 	QFile project_file(path);
 	if (!project_file.open(QIODevice::ReadOnly | QIODevice::Text))
@@ -802,7 +801,7 @@ QETResult QETProject::write()
 		return(QString("the file %1 was opened read-only and thus will not be written").arg(file_path_));
 	
 	if (settings.value("qetproject/readonly", true).toBool()){
-	return(QString("the file %1 was opened read-only and thus will not be written").arg(file_path_));
+	return(QString("the file %1 was opened read-only and thus will not be written, see QET settings for disable files protection").arg(file_path_));
 	}
 
 		//Get the project in xml