diff --git a/uk/ac/sanger/artemis/components/variant/IOUtils.java b/uk/ac/sanger/artemis/components/variant/IOUtils.java
index 8d89c0b62d7487f959658fab40a34f550da41b70..f8e1235e19e59da3dc3db250a3345acfb5c63bca 100644
--- a/uk/ac/sanger/artemis/components/variant/IOUtils.java
+++ b/uk/ac/sanger/artemis/components/variant/IOUtils.java
@@ -243,7 +243,10 @@ class IOUtils
     }
 
     if(!view)
-      new MessageDialog (null, "Saved Files", fastaFiles, false);
+    {
+      if(writer instanceof FileWriter)
+        new MessageDialog (null, "Saved Files", fastaFiles, false);
+    }
     else
     {
       FileViewer viewer = new FileViewer ("Feature base viewer for selected range: " +