diff --git a/client/electrum.py b/client/electrum.py
index 8950cc1a5..affa3ea9e 100755
--- a/client/electrum.py
+++ b/client/electrum.py
@@ -385,7 +385,7 @@ class Wallet:
         except:
             raise BaseException("version error.")
         if self.version != WALLET_VERSION:
-            raise BaseException("Wallet version error. Please use the upgrade script.")
+            raise BaseException("Wallet version error.\nPlease move your balance to a new wallet.\nSee the release notes for more informations.")
         self.update_tx_history()
         return True
         
diff --git a/client/gui.py b/client/gui.py
index 93d968968..dc2e9f649 100644
--- a/client/gui.py
+++ b/client/gui.py
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ def init_wallet(wallet):
         found = wallet.read()
     except BaseException, e:
         show_message(e.message)
-        exit(1)
+        found = 1
 
     if not found: 
         # ask if the user wants to create a new wallet, or recover from a seed. 
diff --git a/client/upgrade.py b/client/upgrade.py
index 18cbd1577..172fb665d 100644
--- a/client/upgrade.py
+++ b/client/upgrade.py
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 import electrum, getpass, base64,ast,sys
 
 
+
 def upgrade_wallet(wallet):
     if wallet.version == 1 and wallet.use_encryption:
         # version 1 used pycrypto for wallet encryption
@@ -28,9 +29,9 @@ def upgrade_wallet(wallet):
         print "upgraded to version 2"
     if wallet.version < 3:
         print """
-Your wallet is deprecated; its regeneration seed will not work with versions 0.31 and above.
-In order to upgrade, you need to create a new wallet (you may use your current seed), and to
-send your bitcoins to the new wallet, using a compatible version of Electrum ( http://ecdsa.org/electrum/Electrum-0.30.zip )
+Your wallet is deprecated; its generation seed will not work with versions 0.31 and above.
+In order to upgrade, you need to create a new wallet (you may use your current seed), and
+to send your bitcoins to the new wallet.
 
 We apologize for the inconvenience. We try to keep this kind of upgrades as rare as possible.
 """