diff --git a/python/plugins/sextante/core/GeoAlgorithm.py b/python/plugins/sextante/core/GeoAlgorithm.py
index d8c7d04d9db5..20b4f95c359e 100644
--- a/python/plugins/sextante/core/GeoAlgorithm.py
+++ b/python/plugins/sextante/core/GeoAlgorithm.py
@@ -319,7 +319,7 @@ def getVisibleOutputsCount(self):
             if not out.hidden:
                 i+=1
         return i;
-
+    
     def getVisibleParametersCount(self):
         '''returns the number of non-hidden parameters'''
         i = 0;
@@ -328,6 +328,14 @@ def getVisibleParametersCount(self):
                 i+=1
         return i;
 
+    def getHTMLOutputsCount(self):
+        '''returns the number of HTML outputs'''
+        i = 0;
+        for out in self.outputs:
+            if isinstance(out, OutputHTML):
+                i+=1
+        return i;
+
     def getOutputValuesAsDictionary(self):
         d = {}
         for out in self.outputs:
diff --git a/python/plugins/sextante/gui/AlgorithmExecutionDialog.py b/python/plugins/sextante/gui/AlgorithmExecutionDialog.py
index d9a22edce1e6..e3debf2b2046 100644
--- a/python/plugins/sextante/gui/AlgorithmExecutionDialog.py
+++ b/python/plugins/sextante/gui/AlgorithmExecutionDialog.py
@@ -99,8 +99,8 @@ def __init__(self, alg, mainWidget):
         self.logText.readOnly = True
         useThreads = SextanteConfig.getSetting(SextanteConfig.USE_THREADS)
         keepOpen = SextanteConfig.getSetting(SextanteConfig.KEEP_DIALOG_OPEN)
-        if useThreads or keepOpen:
-            self.tabWidget.addTab(self.logText, "Log")
+        #if useThreads or keepOpen:
+        self.tabWidget.addTab(self.logText, "Log")
         self.webView = QtWebKit.QWebView()
         cssUrl = QtCore.QUrl(os.path.join(os.path.dirname(__file__), "help", "help.css"))
         self.webView.settings().setUserStyleSheetUrl(cssUrl)
@@ -216,11 +216,13 @@ def accept(self):
                     return
             msg = self.alg.checkParameterValuesBeforeExecuting()
             if msg:
-                if keepOpen or useThread:
-                    self.setInfo("Unable to execute algorithm: %s" % msg, True)
-                    self.tabWidget.setCurrentIndex(1) # log tab
-                else:
-                    QMessageBox.critical(self, "Unable to execute algorithm", msg)
+                #===============================================================
+                # if keepOpen or useThread:
+                #    self.setInfo("Unable to execute algorithm: %s" % msg, True)
+                #    self.tabWidget.setCurrentIndex(1) # log tab
+                # else:
+                #===============================================================
+                QMessageBox.critical(self, "Unable to execute algorithm", msg)
                 return
             self.buttonBox.button(QtGui.QDialogButtonBox.Ok).setEnabled(False)
             self.buttonBox.button(QtGui.QDialogButtonBox.Close).setEnabled(False)
@@ -303,6 +305,8 @@ def finish(self):
             self.close()
         else:
             self.resetGUI()
+            if self.alg.getHTMLOutputsCount() > 0:
+                self.setInfo("HTML output has been generated by this algorithm.\nOpen the SEXTANTE results dialog to check it.")
 
     @pyqtSlot(str)
     def error(self, msg):