diff --git a/src/level.c b/src/level.c
index dc5b21d..f94e373 100644
--- a/src/level.c
+++ b/src/level.c
@@ -104,8 +104,9 @@ Level* level_load(const char* level_id) {
     cJSON* level = load_json_from_file(filename);
 
     if(level == NULL) {
+        LOG_ERROR("Failed to load level from '%s'.", filename);
         free(filename);
-        RETURN_ERROR(NULL, "Failed to load level from '%s'.", filename);
+        return NULL;
     }
     free(filename);