diff --git a/src/cats/environment/load_environment.c b/src/cats/environment/load_environment.c
index 9cd303404f6503fb58cd58739007d55ca65536fa..49da1ba793c529f604e6dca2d5359d18f1de20b7 100644
--- a/src/cats/environment/load_environment.c
+++ b/src/cats/environment/load_environment.c
@@ -141,12 +141,12 @@ load_environment_if_needed(struct cats_configuration *conf, struct cats_environm
 
                 int end = start + environment->interpolation_interval;
 
-
-                log_message(LOG_INFO,
-                            "%s: loading interpolated %s %s for year %d (interpolated between %d and %d)",
-                            short_name, name, environment->pattern, time, start, end);
-                load_environment_interpolated(conf, environment, start, end, time);
-
+                if (time != conf->time.year_start + conf->time.simulation_length) {
+                        log_message(LOG_INFO,
+                                    "%s: loading interpolated %s %s for year %d (interpolated between %d and %d)",
+                                    short_name, name, environment->pattern, time, start, end);
+                        load_environment_interpolated(conf, environment, start, end, time);
+                }
         }
 
 }