diff --git a/src/save.c b/src/save.c
index 6b9a1f11..e585a2b3 100644
--- a/src/save.c
+++ b/src/save.c
@@ -2561,7 +2561,7 @@ void load_schematic(int load_symbols, const char *fname, int reset_undo, int ale
     propagate_hilights(1, 1, XINSERT_NOREPLACE);
   }
   /* warning if two symbols perfectly overlapped */
-  warning_overlapped_symbols(0);
+  /* warning_overlapped_symbols(0); */ /* do this when netlisting */
 }
 
 void clear_undo(void)
diff --git a/src/spice_netlist.c b/src/spice_netlist.c
index 64cfc86f..e156b26b 100644
--- a/src/spice_netlist.c
+++ b/src/spice_netlist.c
@@ -580,7 +580,7 @@ int spice_block_netlist(FILE *fd, int i)
     spice_stop ? load_schematic(0,filename, 0, 1) : load_schematic(1,filename, 0, 1);
     get_additional_symbols(1);
     err |= spice_netlist(fd, spice_stop);  /* 20111113 added spice_stop */
-  
+    err |= warning_overlapped_symbols(0);
     if(xctx->schprop && xctx->schprop[0]) {
       fprintf(fd,"**** begin user architecture code\n");
       fprintf(fd, "%s\n", xctx->schprop);