diff --git a/rssguard.pro b/rssguard.pro
index 80710d702..1cba14907 100755
--- a/rssguard.pro
+++ b/rssguard.pro
@@ -86,7 +86,13 @@ isEmpty(PREFIX) {
   }
 }
 
-message(rssguard: Compiled application will be copied to \"$$OUT_PWD\".)
+isEmpty(DESTDIR) {
+  unix:!mac {
+    DESTDIR = $$OUT_PWD/bin
+  }
+}
+
+message(rssguard: Shadow copy build directory \"$$OUT_PWD\".)
 
 isEmpty(LRELEASE_EXECUTABLE) {
   LRELEASE_EXECUTABLE = lrelease
@@ -125,7 +131,7 @@ DEFINES += APP_REVISION='"\\\"$$APP_REVISION\\\""'
 
 message(rssguard: RSS Guard version is: \"$$APP_VERSION\".)
 message(rssguard: Detected Qt version: \"$$QT_VERSION\".)
-message(rssguard: Build directory: \"$$DESTDIR\".)
+message(rssguard: Build destination directory: \"$$DESTDIR\".)
 message(rssguard: Prefix directory: \"$$PREFIX\".)
 message(rssguard: Build revision: \"$$APP_REVISION\".)
 message(rssguard: lrelease executable name: \"$$LRELEASE_EXECUTABLE\".)
diff --git a/src/miscellaneous/skinfactory.cpp b/src/miscellaneous/skinfactory.cpp
index 818d63d1b..e6e221e9f 100755
--- a/src/miscellaneous/skinfactory.cpp
+++ b/src/miscellaneous/skinfactory.cpp
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ void SkinFactory::loadCurrentSkin() {
     }
   }
 
-  qFatal("Failed to load selected or default skin. Quitting!");
+  qCritical("Failed to load selected or default skin. Quitting!");
 }
 
 void SkinFactory::loadSkinFromData(const Skin &skin) {