diff --git a/twinkle.js b/twinkle.js
index 489214a21..11aff7037 100644
--- a/twinkle.js
+++ b/twinkle.js
@@ -323,7 +323,7 @@ $.ajax({
 	dataType: 'text'
 })
 	.fail(function () {
-		mw.notify('Could not load your Twinkle preferences, resorting to default preferences');
+		console.log('Could not load your Twinkle preferences, resorting to default preferences'); // eslint-disable-line no-console
 	})
 	.done(function (optionsText) {