diff --git a/Shell/Shell.cpp b/Shell/Shell.cpp
index 063d335725..8b00e04f25 100644
--- a/Shell/Shell.cpp
+++ b/Shell/Shell.cpp
@@ -499,11 +499,12 @@ RefPtr<Job> Shell::run_command(AST::Command& command)
     return *job;
 }
 
-bool Shell::run_file(const String& filename)
+bool Shell::run_file(const String& filename, bool explicitly_invoked)
 {
     auto file_result = Core::File::open(filename, Core::File::ReadOnly);
     if (file_result.is_error()) {
-        fprintf(stderr, "Failed to open %s: %s\n", filename.characters(), file_result.error().characters());
+        if (explicitly_invoked)
+            fprintf(stderr, "Failed to open %s: %s\n", filename.characters(), file_result.error().characters());
         return false;
     }
     auto file = file_result.value();
diff --git a/Shell/Shell.h b/Shell/Shell.h
index 5e9afbb968..dba1525e0e 100644
--- a/Shell/Shell.h
+++ b/Shell/Shell.h
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ public:
 
     int run_command(const StringView&);
     RefPtr<Job> run_command(AST::Command&);
-    bool run_file(const String&);
+    bool run_file(const String&, bool explicitly_invoked = true);
     bool run_builtin(int argc, const char** argv, int& retval);
     bool has_builtin(const StringView&) const;
     void block_on_job(RefPtr<Job>);
diff --git a/Shell/main.cpp b/Shell/main.cpp
index bf98f0e720..743bab0d4d 100644
--- a/Shell/main.cpp
+++ b/Shell/main.cpp
@@ -146,8 +146,8 @@ int main(int argc, char** argv)
         String file_path = Shell::init_file_path;
         if (file_path.starts_with('~'))
             file_path = shell->expand_tilde(file_path);
-        if (!shell->run_file(file_path)) {
-            fprintf(stderr, "Shell: Failed to execute init file '%s'\n", Shell::init_file_path);
+        if (Core::File::exists(file_path)) {
+            shell->run_file(file_path, false);
         }
     }