diff --git a/nw/gui/build.py b/nw/gui/build.py
index 7902996d..c4a8fd8b 100644
--- a/nw/gui/build.py
+++ b/nw/gui/build.py
@@ -774,14 +774,13 @@ class GuiBuildNovel(QDialog):
             if not os.path.isdir(saveDir):
                 saveDir = self.mainConf.homePath
 
-            if self.mainConf.showGUI:
-                dlgOpt  = QFileDialog.Options()
-                dlgOpt |= QFileDialog.DontUseNativeDialog
-                savePath, _ = QFileDialog.getSaveFileName(
-                    self, "Save Document As", savePath, options=dlgOpt
-                )
-                if not savePath:
-                    return False
+            dlgOpt  = QFileDialog.Options()
+            dlgOpt |= QFileDialog.DontUseNativeDialog
+            savePath, _ = QFileDialog.getSaveFileName(
+                self, "Save Document As", savePath, options=dlgOpt
+            )
+            if not savePath:
+                return False
 
             self.mainConf.setLastPath(savePath)
 
@@ -887,19 +886,18 @@ class GuiBuildNovel(QDialog):
             errMsg = "Unknown format"
 
         # Report to user
-        if self.mainConf.showGUI:
-            if wSuccess:
-                self.theParent.makeAlert(
-                    "%s file successfully written to:<br> %s" % (
-                        textFmt, savePath
-                    ), nwAlert.INFO
-                )
-            else:
-                self.theParent.makeAlert(
-                    "Failed to write %s file. %s" % (
-                        textFmt, errMsg
-                    ), nwAlert.ERROR
-                )
+        if wSuccess:
+            self.theParent.makeAlert(
+                "%s file successfully written to:<br> %s" % (
+                    textFmt, savePath
+                ), nwAlert.INFO
+            )
+        else:
+            self.theParent.makeAlert(
+                "Failed to write %s file. %s" % (
+                    textFmt, errMsg
+                ), nwAlert.ERROR
+            )
 
         return wSuccess
 
diff --git a/nw/guimain.py b/nw/guimain.py
index 7e50cfef..37042ca5 100644
--- a/nw/guimain.py
+++ b/nw/guimain.py
@@ -971,17 +971,16 @@ class GuiMain(QMainWindow):
                 logger.error(msgLine)
 
         # Popup
-        if self.mainConf.showGUI:
-            msgBox = QMessageBox()
-            if theLevel == nwAlert.INFO:
-                msgBox.information(self, "Information", popMsg)
-            elif theLevel == nwAlert.WARN:
-                msgBox.warning(self, "Warning", popMsg)
-            elif theLevel == nwAlert.ERROR:
-                msgBox.critical(self, "Error", popMsg)
-            elif theLevel == nwAlert.BUG:
-                popMsg += "<br>This is a bug!"
-                msgBox.critical(self, "Internal Error", popMsg)
+        msgBox = QMessageBox()
+        if theLevel == nwAlert.INFO:
+            msgBox.information(self, "Information", popMsg)
+        elif theLevel == nwAlert.WARN:
+            msgBox.warning(self, "Warning", popMsg)
+        elif theLevel == nwAlert.ERROR:
+            msgBox.critical(self, "Error", popMsg)
+        elif theLevel == nwAlert.BUG:
+            popMsg += "<br>This is a bug!"
+            msgBox.critical(self, "Internal Error", popMsg)
 
         return
 
diff --git a/tests/test_base_init.py b/tests/test_base_init.py
index b691bfa1..9a6daedf 100644
--- a/tests/test_base_init.py
+++ b/tests/test_base_init.py
@@ -61,7 +61,6 @@ def testBaseInit_Options(monkeypatch, tmpDir):
     nwGUI = nw.main()
     assert nw.logger.getEffectiveLevel() == logging.WARNING
     assert nw.CONFIG.debugInfo is False
-    assert nw.CONFIG.showGUI is False
     assert nwGUI.closeMain() == "closeMain"
 
     # Defaults
diff --git a/tests/test_gui_build.py b/tests/test_gui_build.py
index 701312f8..fbc887e3 100644
--- a/tests/test_gui_build.py
+++ b/tests/test_gui_build.py
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ from shutil import copyfile
 from tools import cmpFiles, getGuiItem
 
 from PyQt5.QtCore import Qt
-from PyQt5.QtWidgets import QAction, QMessageBox
+from PyQt5.QtWidgets import QAction, QMessageBox, QFileDialog
 
 from nw.gui import GuiBuildNovel
 
@@ -23,6 +23,8 @@ def testGuiBuild_Tool(qtbot, monkeypatch, nwGUI, nwLipsum, refDir, outDir):
     """
     # Block message box
     monkeypatch.setattr(QMessageBox, "question", lambda *args: QMessageBox.Yes)
+    monkeypatch.setattr(QMessageBox, "information", lambda *args: QMessageBox.Yes)
+    monkeypatch.setattr(QFileDialog, "getSaveFileName", lambda a, b, c, **kwargs: (c, None))
 
     # Check that we cannot open when there is no project
     nwGUI.mainMenu.aBuildProject.activate(QAction.Trigger)