diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index fb0b67bfe..e062b9268 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -12,12 +12,14 @@ Features
  + Virtual tags.
 
 Bugs
+ + Fixed bug #1065, where CmdShow issued messages in incorrect situations.
+ + Fixed bug #1060, where an error was not thrown correctly.
  + Fixed bug #1043, where aliases were not recognized by bash autocompletion.
  + Fixed bug #1038, which prints blank lines with bulk changes and when the
    verbose attributes does not specify it. Lines do a better separation between
    each changes also.
  + Fixed bug #1042, where the 'diagnostics' command failed to detect missing
-   external utilities on Solaris and NetBSD
+   external utilities on Solaris and NetBSD.
  + Fixed bug #1044, where 'task projects' considers newly deleted tasks and
    provides an incorrect summary.
  + Fixed bug #1048, which segfaulted rather than complain about syntax (thanks
@@ -28,7 +30,7 @@ Bugs
 2.1.1 (2012-07-24) 46c5f8b826838ce96d9df7fcd3039de3c43483dd
 
 Bugs
- + Fixed bug that caused miplaced commas in JSON export (thanks to greenskeleton).
+ + Fixed bug that caused misplaced commas in JSON export (thanks to greenskeleton).
  + Fixed bug #1036, which prevents 'until' attributes to be modified for
    non-recurring tasks (thanks to Stéphane Pezennec).
 
@@ -54,9 +56,9 @@ Features
  + Performance improvements:
    + Added parse-free convenience functions
    + Filter optimization: with no 'OR' or 'XOR' operators, no UUIDS but with IDs
-     the completed.data file is not referenced
+     the completed.data file is not referenced.
    + Reduced excessive number of sort columns on certain reports
-   + Speed boost for 'next' report
+   + Speed boost for 'next' report.
  + Similar helper subcommands for 'uuids' as for there is for 'ids' (_uuids and
    _zshuuids).
  + Possible to specify the date format when editing with 'dateformat.edit'.
diff --git a/src/commands/CmdShow.cpp b/src/commands/CmdShow.cpp
index e75ddab7d..a33638f9d 100644
--- a/src/commands/CmdShow.cpp
+++ b/src/commands/CmdShow.cpp
@@ -264,6 +264,9 @@ int CmdShow::execute (std::string& output)
   Color error ("bold white on red");
   Color warning ("black on yellow");
 
+  bool issue_error = false;
+  bool issue_warning = false;
+
   std::string section;
 
   // Look for the first plausible argument which could be a pattern 
@@ -281,9 +284,15 @@ int CmdShow::execute (std::string& output)
       // Look for unrecognized.
       Color color;
       if (std::find (unrecognized.begin (), unrecognized.end (), *i) != unrecognized.end ())
+      {
+        issue_error = true;
         color = error;
+      }
       else if (std::find (default_values.begin (), default_values.end (), *i) != default_values.end ())
+      {
+        issue_warning = true;
         color = warning;
+      }
 
       std::string value = context.config.get (*i);
       // hide sensible information
@@ -307,7 +316,7 @@ int CmdShow::execute (std::string& output)
       << (view.rows () == 0 ? STRING_CMD_SHOW_NONE : "")
       << (view.rows () == 0 ? "\n\n" : "\n");
 
-  if (default_values.size ())
+  if (issue_warning)
   {
     out << STRING_CMD_SHOW_DIFFER;
 
@@ -318,7 +327,7 @@ int CmdShow::execute (std::string& output)
   }
 
   // Display the unrecognized variables.
-  if (unrecognized.size ())
+  if (issue_error)
   {
     out << STRING_CMD_SHOW_UNREC << "\n";
 
diff --git a/test/bug.1065.t b/test/bug.1065.t
new file mode 100755
index 000000000..c1cd2429a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/bug.1065.t
@@ -0,0 +1,79 @@
+#! /usr/bin/env perl
+################################################################################
+## taskwarrior - a command line task list manager.
+##
+## Copyright 2006-2012, Paul Beckingham, Federico Hernandez.
+##
+## Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy
+## of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal
+## in the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights
+## to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell
+## copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is
+## furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:
+##
+## The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included
+## in all copies or substantial portions of the Software.
+##
+## THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS
+## OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY,
+## FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL
+## THE AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER
+## LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM,
+## OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE
+## SOFTWARE.
+##
+## http://www.opensource.org/licenses/mit-license.php
+##
+################################################################################
+
+use strict;
+use warnings;
+use Test::More tests => 14;
+
+# Create the rc file.
+if (open my $fh, '>', 'bug.rc')
+{
+  print $fh "data.location=.\n";
+  print $fh "alias.xyzzyx=status:waiting\n";
+  print $fh "imnotrecognized=kai\n";
+
+  close $fh;
+  ok (-r 'bug.rc', 'Created bug.rc');
+}
+
+# Bug 1065 - CmdShow should not display the differ message if no non-default in matched elements.
+my $output = qx{../src/task rc:bug.rc show alias 2>&1};
+ok ($? == 0, 'Exit status check');
+like ($output, qr/Some of your .taskrc variables differ from the default values./, 'Message is shown when non-default matches in pattern');
+
+$output = qx{../src/task rc:bug.rc show 2>&1};
+ok ($? == 0, 'Exit status check');
+like ($output, qr/Some of your .taskrc variables differ from the default values./, 'Message is shown when non-default matches in all');
+
+$output = qx{../src/task rc:bug.rc show report.overdue 2>&1};
+ok ($? == 0, 'Exit status check');
+unlike ($output, qr/Some of your .taskrc variables differ/, 'Message is not shown when no non-default matches in pattern');
+
+# Bug 1065 - CmdShow should not display the unrecognized message if no non-default in matched elements.
+my $output = qx{../src/task rc:bug.rc show notrecog 2>&1};
+ok ($? == 0, 'Exit status check');
+like ($output, qr/Your .taskrc file contains these unrecognized variables:/, 'Message is shown when unrecognized matches in pattern');
+
+$output = qx{../src/task rc:bug.rc show 2>&1};
+ok ($? == 0, 'Exit status check');
+like ($output, qr/Your .taskrc file contains these unrecognized variables:/, 'Message is shown when unrecognized matches in all');
+
+$output = qx{../src/task rc:bug.rc show report.overdue 2>&1};
+ok ($? == 0, 'Exit status check');
+unlike ($output, qr/unrecognized variables/, 'Message is not shown when no non-default matches in pattern');
+
+# Cleanup.
+unlink qw(pending.data completed.data undo.data backlog.data synch.key bug.rc);
+ok (! -r 'pending.data'   &&
+    ! -r 'completed.data' &&
+    ! -r 'undo.data'      &&
+    ! -r 'backlog.data'   &&
+    ! -r 'synch.key'      &&
+    ! -r 'bug.rc', 'Cleanup');
+
+exit 0;