diff --git autoload.module autoload.module
index aa5b9df..a1e2edd 100644
--- autoload.module
+++ autoload.module
@@ -201,7 +201,7 @@ function _autoload_registry_check_code($type, $name = NULL) {
     require_once './' . $file;
     return TRUE;
   }
-  else {
+  elseif (variable_get('autoload_watchdog_misses', FALSE)) {
     $variables = array(
       '%type' => $type,
       '%name' => $name,