diff --git a/R/fitspace.R b/R/fitspace.R
index 91215c1..0b146d1 100755
--- a/R/fitspace.R
+++ b/R/fitspace.R
@@ -274,7 +274,7 @@ smoothSurvey <- function(data, geo = NULL, Amat = NULL, X = NULL, X.unit = NULL,
     if(is.null(responseType)){
         stop("responseType not specified")
     }  
-    if(is.null(Amat)){
+    if(is.null(Amat) && smooth){
         message("No spatial adjacency matrix is specified. IID area random effect is used.")
     }
     is.iid.space <- FALSE