diff --git a/src/data/config_user.txt b/src/data/config_user.txt
index f7a1be09d..7194b266b 100644
--- a/src/data/config_user.txt
+++ b/src/data/config_user.txt
@@ -34,7 +34,8 @@
 #--multithreading true
 
 # Print stat option:
-# Sets if fastfetch should print time usage (in ms) for individual modules.
+# Sets if fastfetch should print time usage (in ms) for individual modules
+# If true, it will also enable --show-errors
 # Must be true or false.
 # Default is false.
 #--stat true
diff --git a/src/fastfetch.c b/src/fastfetch.c
index aa3401d9e..28a1caa4d 100644
--- a/src/fastfetch.c
+++ b/src/fastfetch.c
@@ -910,7 +910,10 @@ static void parseOption(FFinstance* instance, FFdata* data, const char* key, con
     else if(strcasecmp(key, "--thread") == 0 || strcasecmp(key, "--multithreading") == 0)
         instance->config.multithreading = optionParseBoolean(value);
     else if(strcasecmp(key, "--stat") == 0)
-        instance->config.stat = optionParseBoolean(value);
+    {
+        if((instance->config.stat = optionParseBoolean(value)))
+            instance->config.showErrors = true;
+    }
     else if(strcasecmp(key, "--allow-slow-operations") == 0)
         instance->config.allowSlowOperations = optionParseBoolean(value);
     else if(strcasecmp(key, "--unbuffered") == 0)