diff --git a/src/serialization/schema_validator.cpp b/src/serialization/schema_validator.cpp
index b98cf3986ec2..2c4c12cc9383 100644
--- a/src/serialization/schema_validator.cpp
+++ b/src/serialization/schema_validator.cpp
@@ -589,6 +589,7 @@ bool schema_self_validator::reference::can_find(const wml_tag& root, const confi
 
 void schema_self_validator::print(message_info& el)
 {
+	schema_validator::print(el);
 	switch(el.type) {
 	case WRONG_TYPE:
 		wrong_type_error(el.file, el.line, el.tag, el.key, el.value, create_exceptions_);
diff --git a/src/serialization/schema_validator.hpp b/src/serialization/schema_validator.hpp
index 9de368adecf9..f63611552719 100644
--- a/src/serialization/schema_validator.hpp
+++ b/src/serialization/schema_validator.hpp
@@ -113,13 +113,13 @@ class schema_validator : public abstract_validator
 
 	/** Controls the way to print errors. */
 	bool create_exceptions_;
+	
+	virtual void print(message_info&);
 private:
 
 	typedef std::deque<message_info> message_list;
 	typedef std::map<const config*, message_list> message_map;
 
-	virtual void print(message_info&);
-
 	/** Reads config from input. */
 	bool read_config_file(const std::string& filename);