diff --git a/core/modules/utils/logger.js b/core/modules/utils/logger.js
index f89e40304..babb322b5 100644
--- a/core/modules/utils/logger.js
+++ b/core/modules/utils/logger.js
@@ -36,37 +36,43 @@ Alert a message
 Logger.prototype.alert = function(/* args */) {
 	// Prepare the text of the alert
 	var text = Array.prototype.join.call(arguments," ");
-	// Check if there is an existing alert with the same text and the same component
-	var existingAlerts = $tw.wiki.getTiddlersWithTag(ALERT_TAG),
-		alertFields,
-		existingCount,
-		self = this;
-	$tw.utils.each(existingAlerts,function(title) {
-		var tiddler = $tw.wiki.getTiddler(title);
-		if(tiddler.fields.text === text && tiddler.fields.component === self.componentName && tiddler.fields.modified && (!alertFields || tiddler.fields.modified < alertFields.modified)) {
-				alertFields = $tw.utils.extend({},tiddler.fields);
+	// Create alert tiddlers in the browser
+	if($tw.browser) {
+		// Check if there is an existing alert with the same text and the same component
+		var existingAlerts = $tw.wiki.getTiddlersWithTag(ALERT_TAG),
+			alertFields,
+			existingCount,
+			self = this;
+		$tw.utils.each(existingAlerts,function(title) {
+			var tiddler = $tw.wiki.getTiddler(title);
+			if(tiddler.fields.text === text && tiddler.fields.component === self.componentName && tiddler.fields.modified && (!alertFields || tiddler.fields.modified < alertFields.modified)) {
+					alertFields = $tw.utils.extend({},tiddler.fields);
+			}
+		});
+		if(alertFields) {
+			existingCount = alertFields.count || 1;
+		} else {
+			alertFields = {
+				title: $tw.wiki.generateNewTitle("$:/temp/alerts/alert",{prefix: ""}),
+				text: text,
+				tags: [ALERT_TAG],
+				component: this.componentName
+			};
+			existingCount = 0;
 		}
-	});
-	if(alertFields) {
-		existingCount = alertFields.count || 1;
+		alertFields.modified = new Date();
+		if(++existingCount > 1) {
+			alertFields.count = existingCount;
+		} else {
+			alertFields.count = undefined;
+		}
+		$tw.wiki.addTiddler(new $tw.Tiddler(alertFields));
+		// Log the alert as well
+		this.log.apply(this,Array.prototype.slice.call(arguments,0));
 	} else {
-		alertFields = {
-			title: $tw.wiki.generateNewTitle("$:/temp/alerts/alert",{prefix: ""}),
-			text: text,
-			tags: [ALERT_TAG],
-			component: this.componentName
-		};
-		existingCount = 0;
+		// Print an orange message to the console if not in the browser
+		console.error("\x1b[1;33m" + text + "\x1b[0m");
 	}
-	alertFields.modified = new Date();
-	if(++existingCount > 1) {
-		alertFields.count = existingCount;
-	} else {
-		alertFields.count = undefined;
-	}
-	$tw.wiki.addTiddler(new $tw.Tiddler(alertFields));
-	// Log it too
-	this.log.apply(this,Array.prototype.slice.call(arguments,0));
 };
 
 exports.Logger = Logger;