diff --git a/infer/src/backend/errlog.ml b/infer/src/backend/errlog.ml
index 23a32684a..a3aa9bac7 100644
--- a/infer/src/backend/errlog.ml
+++ b/infer/src/backend/errlog.ml
@@ -196,7 +196,7 @@ let log_issue _ekind err_log loc node_id_key session ltr pre_opt exn =
       | _ -> added in
     let print_now () =
       let ex_name, desc, ml_loc_opt, _, _, _, _ = Exceptions.recognize_exception exn in
-      L.err "%a@?" (Exceptions.pp_err node_id_key loc ekind ex_name desc ml_loc_opt) ();
+      L.err "@\n%a@\n@?" (Exceptions.pp_err node_id_key loc ekind ex_name desc ml_loc_opt) ();
       if _ekind <> Exceptions.Kerror then begin
         let warn_str =
           let pp fmt () =
diff --git a/infer/src/backend/lintIssues.ml b/infer/src/backend/lintIssues.ml
index d32aec825..b3099dd33 100644
--- a/infer/src/backend/lintIssues.ml
+++ b/infer/src/backend/lintIssues.ml
@@ -13,6 +13,9 @@ open! Utils
 
 let errLogMap = ref Procname.Map.empty
 
+let exists_issues () =
+  not (Procname.Map.is_empty !errLogMap)
+
 let get_err_log procname =
   try Procname.Map.find procname !errLogMap
   with Not_found ->
diff --git a/infer/src/backend/lintIssues.mli b/infer/src/backend/lintIssues.mli
index ab4f936a6..0d2be45be 100644
--- a/infer/src/backend/lintIssues.mli
+++ b/infer/src/backend/lintIssues.mli
@@ -11,6 +11,8 @@
 
 val errLogMap : Errlog.t Procname.Map.t ref
 
+val exists_issues : unit -> bool
+
 (** Save issues to a file *)
 val get_err_log : Procname.t -> Errlog.t
 
diff --git a/infer/src/clang/cFrontend_checkers_main.ml b/infer/src/clang/cFrontend_checkers_main.ml
index 67af8c3d0..b9fb542b0 100644
--- a/infer/src/clang/cFrontend_checkers_main.ml
+++ b/infer/src/clang/cFrontend_checkers_main.ml
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
  * of patent rights can be found in the PATENTS file in the same directory.
  *)
 
+open! Utils
 open CFrontend_utils
 
 let rec do_frontend_checks_stmt (context:CLintersContext.context) cfg cg stmt =
@@ -66,7 +67,7 @@ let context_with_ck_set context decl_list =
 
 let store_issues source_file =
   let abbrev_source_file = DB.source_file_encoding source_file in
-  let lint_issues_dir = Filename.concat Config.results_dir Config.lint_issues_dir_name in
+  let lint_issues_dir = Config.results_dir // Config.lint_issues_dir_name in
   DB.create_dir lint_issues_dir;
   let lint_issues_file =
     DB.filename_from_string (Filename.concat lint_issues_dir (abbrev_source_file ^ ".issue")) in
@@ -82,5 +83,6 @@ let do_frontend_checks cfg cg source_file ast =
       let allowed_decls = IList.filter is_decl_allowed decl_list in
       IList.iter (do_frontend_checks_decl context cfg cg) allowed_decls;
       (* TODO (t12740727): Remove condition once the transition to linters mode is finished *)
-      if Config.analyzer = Some Config.Linters then store_issues source_file
+      if Config.analyzer = Some Config.Linters && (LintIssues.exists_issues ()) then
+        store_issues source_file
   | _ -> assert false (* NOTE: Assumes that an AST alsways starts with a TranslationUnitDecl *)