diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index 3ab3c641..dc39b8cf 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -61,6 +61,10 @@ CVS code -
 	- Use size_t's instead of ints for the get_verbatim_kbinput()
 	  call and the loop that ungetch()es its returned int*,
 	  respectively. (DLR)
+  main()
+	- Don't open the first file in quiet mode, since if we do, an
+	  error message won't be shown if it's unreadable. (DLR; found
+	  by Jaap Eldering)
 - nano.h:
 	- Since REGEXP_COMPILED is only used in search.c, convert it
 	  from a flag to a static int there. (DLR)
diff --git a/src/nano.c b/src/nano.c
index 3cc1485b..51522c55 100644
--- a/src/nano.c
+++ b/src/nano.c
@@ -3515,7 +3515,7 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
     fprintf(stderr, "Main: open file\n");
 #endif
 
-    open_file(filename, 0, 1);
+    open_file(filename, 0, 0);
 #ifdef ENABLE_MULTIBUFFER
     /* If we're using multibuffers and more than one file is specified
        on the command line, load them all and switch to the first one