diff --git a/etemplate/js/et2_core_xml.js b/etemplate/js/et2_core_xml.js
index 425c011190..ffbdd727ae 100644
--- a/etemplate/js/et2_core_xml.js
+++ b/etemplate/js/et2_core_xml.js
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ function et2_loadXMLFromURL(_url, _callback, _context)
 			_callback.call(_context, _data.documentElement);
 		},
 		error: function(_xmlhttp, _err) {
-			alert('Loading eTemplate from '+_url+' failed! '+_err);
+			egw().debug('error', 'Loading eTemplate from '+_url+' failed! '+_xmlhttp.status+' '+_xmlhttp.statusText);
 		}
 	});
 }