diff --git a/notify-updates b/notify-updates
index 34db54c..015d080 100755
--- a/notify-updates
+++ b/notify-updates
@@ -8,7 +8,8 @@ _show_help=0
 
 if ! [ -f "$_target_file" ] ;
 then
-  echo "Error - file not found: $_target_file"
+  echo "notify-updates: cannot access '$_target_file': File not found"
+  echo "notify-updates: try executing 'pacman-update-count.sh'"
   exit 1
 fi