diff --git a/src/sbin/configctl b/src/sbin/configctl
index 7fff7e823..c221635f6 100755
--- a/src/sbin/configctl
+++ b/src/sbin/configctl
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 #!/bin/sh
 
 if [ ! -e /var/run/configd.pid ]; then
+	echo "configd not running!"
 	exit 1
 fi