diff --git a/src/alice/alice.cpp b/src/alice/alice.cpp
index 2262f23e2cb..0ea4983b8f8 100644
--- a/src/alice/alice.cpp
+++ b/src/alice/alice.cpp
@@ -557,7 +557,7 @@ int alice(Firebird::UtilSvc* uSvc)
 
 			if (any_error)
 			{
-				ALICE_print(24);	// msg 24: Summary of validation errors\n
+				ALICE_print(24, SafeArg(), false);	// msg 24: Summary of validation errors\n
 
 				for (int i = 0; i < MAX_VAL_ERRORS; ++i)
 				{
@@ -637,13 +637,19 @@ void ALICE_upper_case(const TEXT* in, TEXT* out, const size_t buf_size)
 //		Display a formatted error message
 //
 
-void ALICE_print(USHORT	number, const SafeArg& arg)
+void ALICE_print(USHORT	number, const SafeArg& arg, const bool isError)
 {
 	AliceGlobals* tdgbl = AliceGlobals::getSpecific();
 	if (tdgbl->uSvc->isService())
 	{
+		if (!isError)
+			tdgbl->uSvc->started();
+
 		tdgbl->uSvc->getStatusAccessor().setServiceStatus(ALICE_MSG_FAC, number, arg);
-		tdgbl->uSvc->started();
+
+		if (isError)
+			tdgbl->uSvc->started();
+
 		return;
 	}
 
diff --git a/src/alice/alice_proto.h b/src/alice/alice_proto.h
index 7e32c080510..3f7fdc377ce 100644
--- a/src/alice/alice_proto.h
+++ b/src/alice/alice_proto.h
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ int		alice(Firebird::UtilSvc*);
 class AliceGlobals;
 
 void	ALICE_upper_case(const TEXT*, TEXT*, const size_t);
-void	ALICE_print(USHORT, const MsgFormat::SafeArg& arg = MsgFormat::SafeArg());
+void	ALICE_print(USHORT, const MsgFormat::SafeArg& arg = MsgFormat::SafeArg(), const bool isError = true);
 void	ALICE_error(USHORT, const MsgFormat::SafeArg& arg = MsgFormat::SafeArg());
 void	ALICE_print_status(bool error, const ISC_STATUS*);
 void	ALICE_exit(int, AliceGlobals*);