diff --git a/lib/ansible/inventory/dir.py b/lib/ansible/inventory/dir.py
index 29a0c754b8..5a3d25fe5e 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/inventory/dir.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/inventory/dir.py
@@ -52,6 +52,7 @@ def get_file_parser(hostsfile, groups, loader):
     except:
         pass
 
+
     #FIXME: make this 'plugin loop'
     # script
     if loader.is_executable(hostsfile):
@@ -59,9 +60,9 @@ def get_file_parser(hostsfile, groups, loader):
             parser = InventoryScript(loader=loader, groups=groups, filename=hostsfile)
             processed = True
         except Exception as e:
-            myerr.append("The file %s is marked as executable, but failed to execute correctly. " % hostsfile + \
-                            "If this is not supposed to be an executable script, correct this with `chmod -x %s`." % hostsfile)
             myerr.append(str(e))
+    elif shebang_present:
+        myerr.append("The file %s looks like it should be an executable inventory script, but is not marked executable. Perhaps you want to correct this with `chmod +x %s`?" % (hostsfile, hostsfile))
 
     # YAML/JSON
     if not processed and os.path.splitext(hostsfile)[-1] in C.YAML_FILENAME_EXTENSIONS:
@@ -69,11 +70,7 @@ def get_file_parser(hostsfile, groups, loader):
             parser = InventoryYAMLParser(loader=loader, groups=groups, filename=hostsfile)
             processed = True
         except Exception as e:
-            if shebang_present and not loader.is_executable(hostsfile):
-                myerr.append("The file %s looks like it should be an executable inventory script, but is not marked executable. " % hostsfile + \
-                              "Perhaps you want to correct this with `chmod +x %s`?" % hostsfile)
-            else:
-                myerr.append(str(e))
+            myerr.append(str(e))
 
     # ini
     if not processed:
@@ -81,11 +78,7 @@ def get_file_parser(hostsfile, groups, loader):
             parser = InventoryINIParser(loader=loader, groups=groups, filename=hostsfile)
             processed = True
         except Exception as e:
-            if shebang_present and not loader.is_executable(hostsfile):
-                myerr.append("The file %s looks like it should be an executable inventory script, but is not marked executable. " % hostsfile + \
-                              "Perhaps you want to correct this with `chmod +x %s`?" % hostsfile)
-            else:
-                myerr.append(str(e))
+            myerr.append(str(e))
 
     if not processed and myerr:
         raise AnsibleError( '\n'.join(myerr) )