diff --git a/src/java/com/samskivert/velocity/ServletContextResourceManager.java b/src/java/com/samskivert/velocity/ServletContextResourceManager.java
index a2bad8af..5fa321f7 100644
--- a/src/java/com/samskivert/velocity/ServletContextResourceManager.java
+++ b/src/java/com/samskivert/velocity/ServletContextResourceManager.java
@@ -37,7 +37,6 @@ public class ServletContextResourceManager extends ResourceManagerImpl
         throws Exception
     {
         super.initialize(rsvc);
-        rsvc.getLog().info("SCRM initializing.");
 
         // the web framework was kind enough to slip this into the runtime when it started up
         Application app = (Application)rsvc.getApplicationAttribute(Application.VELOCITY_ATTR_KEY);
@@ -45,7 +44,9 @@ public class ServletContextResourceManager extends ResourceManagerImpl
             rsvc.getLog().warn("SCRM: No application was initialized. A user of the " +
                                "servlet context resource manager must ensure that " +
                                "an application is instantiated and initialized.");
+            return;
         }
+        rsvc.getLog().info("SCRM initializing.");
 
         // create our resource loader
         _contextLoader = new ServletContextResourceLoader(app.getServletContext());
diff --git a/src/java/com/samskivert/velocity/SiteResourceManager.java b/src/java/com/samskivert/velocity/SiteResourceManager.java
index d5d1970e..47716375 100644
--- a/src/java/com/samskivert/velocity/SiteResourceManager.java
+++ b/src/java/com/samskivert/velocity/SiteResourceManager.java
@@ -46,16 +46,16 @@ public class SiteResourceManager extends ResourceManagerImpl
         throws Exception
     {
         super.initialize(rsvc);
-        Log.log.info("SiteResourceManager initializing.");
 
         // the web framework was kind enough to slip this into the runtime when it started up
-        Application app = (Application)rsvc.getApplicationAttribute(
-            Application.VELOCITY_ATTR_KEY);
+        Application app = (Application)rsvc.getApplicationAttribute(Application.VELOCITY_ATTR_KEY);
         if (app == null) {
             Log.log.warning("SiteResourceManager: No application was initialized. " +
                             "A user of the site resource manager must ensure that " +
                             "an application is instantiated and initialized.");
+            return;
         }
+        Log.log.info("SiteResourceManager initializing.");
 
         // get handles on the good stuff
         _sctx = app.getServletContext();