diff --git a/src/spicelib/analysis/dctrcurv.c b/src/spicelib/analysis/dctrcurv.c
index 66311b8a2..dec1e4475 100644
--- a/src/spicelib/analysis/dctrcurv.c
+++ b/src/spicelib/analysis/dctrcurv.c
@@ -281,7 +281,7 @@ DCtrCurv(CKTcircuit *ckt, int restart)
             } else if (job->TRCVvType[i] == rcode) {
                 ((RESinstance *)(job->TRCVvElt[i]))->RESresist =
                     job->TRCVvStart[i];
-                RESupdate_conduct((RESinstance *)(job->TRCVvElt[i]));
+                RESupdate_conduct((RESinstance *)(job->TRCVvElt[i]), FALSE);
                 DEVices[rcode]->DEVload(job->TRCVvElt[i]->GENmodPtr, ckt);
             }
 
@@ -461,7 +461,7 @@ DCtrCurv(CKTcircuit *ckt, int restart)
         } else if (job->TRCVvType[i] == rcode) { /* resistance */
             ((RESinstance*)(job->TRCVvElt[i]))->RESresist +=
                 job->TRCVvStep[i];
-            RESupdate_conduct((RESinstance *)(job->TRCVvElt[i]));
+            RESupdate_conduct((RESinstance *)(job->TRCVvElt[i]), FALSE);
             DEVices[rcode]->DEVload(job->TRCVvElt[i]->GENmodPtr, ckt);
         } else if (job->TRCVvType[i] == TEMP_CODE) { /* temperature */
             ckt->CKTtemp += job->TRCVvStep[i];
@@ -496,7 +496,7 @@ DCtrCurv(CKTcircuit *ckt, int restart)
         } else  if (job->TRCVvType[i] == rcode) { /* Resistance */
             ((RESinstance*)(job->TRCVvElt[i]))->RESresist = job->TRCVvSave[i];
             ((RESinstance*)(job->TRCVvElt[i]))->RESresGiven = (job->TRCVgSave[i] != 0);
-            RESupdate_conduct((RESinstance *)(job->TRCVvElt[i]));
+            RESupdate_conduct((RESinstance *)(job->TRCVvElt[i]), TRUE);
             DEVices[rcode]->DEVload(job->TRCVvElt[i]->GENmodPtr, ckt);
         } else if (job->TRCVvType[i] == TEMP_CODE) {
             ckt->CKTtemp = job->TRCVvSave[i];
diff --git a/src/spicelib/devices/res/resdefs.h b/src/spicelib/devices/res/resdefs.h
index b9b0c7d3f..b92922bde 100644
--- a/src/spicelib/devices/res/resdefs.h
+++ b/src/spicelib/devices/res/resdefs.h
@@ -187,6 +187,6 @@ typedef struct sRESmodel {       /* model structure for a resistor */
 
 #include "resext.h"
 
-extern void RESupdate_conduct(RESinstance *);
+extern void RESupdate_conduct(RESinstance *, bool spill_warnings);
 
 #endif /*RES*/
diff --git a/src/spicelib/devices/res/resparam.c b/src/spicelib/devices/res/resparam.c
index 0f8ed9ec5..1385a71b9 100644
--- a/src/spicelib/devices/res/resparam.c
+++ b/src/spicelib/devices/res/resparam.c
@@ -85,6 +85,6 @@ RESparam(int param, IFvalue *value, GENinstance *inst, IFvalue *select)
     default:
         return(E_BADPARM);
     }
-    RESupdate_conduct(here);
+    RESupdate_conduct(here, FALSE);
     return(OK);
 }
diff --git a/src/spicelib/devices/res/restemp.c b/src/spicelib/devices/res/restemp.c
index 6fa3f36c5..fbaf28205 100644
--- a/src/spicelib/devices/res/restemp.c
+++ b/src/spicelib/devices/res/restemp.c
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ REStemp(GENmodel *inModel, CKTcircuit *ckt)
                     printf("%s: Instance temperature specified, dtemp ignored\n", here->RESname);
             }
 
-            RESupdate_conduct(here);
+            RESupdate_conduct(here, TRUE);
         }
     }
 
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ REStemp(GENmodel *inModel, CKTcircuit *ckt)
 
 
 void
-RESupdate_conduct(RESinstance *here)
+RESupdate_conduct(RESinstance *here, bool spill_warnings)
 {
     RESmodel *model = here->RESmodPtr;
     double factor;
@@ -67,8 +67,9 @@ RESupdate_conduct(RESinstance *here)
         } else if (model->RESresGiven) {
             here->RESresist = model->RESres;
         } else {
-            SPfrontEnd->IFerrorf (ERR_WARNING,
-                                  "%s: resistance to low, set to 1 mOhm", here->RESname);
+            if (spill_warnings)
+                SPfrontEnd->IFerrorf (ERR_WARNING,
+                                      "%s: resistance to low, set to 1 mOhm", here->RESname);
             here->RESresist = 1e-03;
         }
     }