diff --git a/src/session.c b/src/session.c
index 56d368ac45..6696e3cfa0 100644
--- a/src/session.c
+++ b/src/session.c
@@ -687,9 +687,9 @@ makeopens(
 
     // set 'shortmess' for the following.  Add the 'A' flag if it was there
     if (put_line(fd, "if &shortmess =~ 'A'") == FAIL
-	    || put_line(fd, "  set shortmess=aoOA") == FAIL
+	    || put_line(fd, "  set shortmess+=aoOA") == FAIL
 	    || put_line(fd, "else") == FAIL
-	    || put_line(fd, "  set shortmess=aoO") == FAIL
+	    || put_line(fd, "  set shortmess+=aoO") == FAIL
 	    || put_line(fd, "endif") == FAIL)
 	goto fail;
 
diff --git a/src/version.c b/src/version.c
index 5630b8ad7f..0df54f29b9 100644
--- a/src/version.c
+++ b/src/version.c
@@ -709,6 +709,8 @@ static char *(features[]) =
 
 static int included_patches[] =
 {   /* Add new patch number below this line */
+/**/
+    1431,
 /**/
     1430,
 /**/