diff --git a/src/App/Application.cpp b/src/App/Application.cpp
index 5e577619d..7d4746fff 100644
--- a/src/App/Application.cpp
+++ b/src/App/Application.cpp
@@ -1372,7 +1372,7 @@ void Application::LoadParameters(void)
     catch (const Base::Exception& e) {
         // try to proceed with an empty XML document
         Base::Console().Error("%s in file %s.\n"
-                              "Continue with an empty configuration.",
+                              "Continue with an empty configuration.\n",
                               e.what(), mConfig["SystemParameter"].c_str());
         _pcSysParamMngr->CreateDocument();
     }
@@ -1391,7 +1391,7 @@ void Application::LoadParameters(void)
     catch (const Base::Exception& e) {
         // try to proceed with an empty XML document
         Base::Console().Error("%s in file %s.\n"
-                              "Continue with an empty configuration.",
+                              "Continue with an empty configuration.\n",
                               e.what(), mConfig["UserParameter"].c_str());
         _pcUserParamMngr->CreateDocument();
     }
diff --git a/src/Base/Parameter.cpp b/src/Base/Parameter.cpp
index 21ddc1fc9..7eaa80de3 100644
--- a/src/Base/Parameter.cpp
+++ b/src/Base/Parameter.cpp
@@ -1090,9 +1090,13 @@ int  ParameterManager::LoadDocument(const char* sFileName)
 #endif
         return LoadDocument(inputSource);
     }
+    catch (const Base::Exception& e) {
+        std::cerr << e.what() << std::endl;
+        throw;
+    }
     catch (...) {
         std::cerr << "An error occurred during parsing\n " << std::endl;
-        return 0;
+        throw;
     }
 }