diff --git a/keyforkd-client/src/lib.rs b/keyforkd-client/src/lib.rs
index 4fad02d..77765fc 100644
--- a/keyforkd-client/src/lib.rs
+++ b/keyforkd-client/src/lib.rs
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ pub enum Error {
     #[error("Neither KEYFORK_SOCKET_PATH nor XDG_RUNTIME_DIR were set")]
     EnvVarsNotFound,
 
-    #[error("Socket was unable to connect to {1}: {0}")]
+    #[error("Socket was unable to connect to {1}: {0} (make sure keyforkd is running)")]
     Connect(std::io::Error, PathBuf),
 
     #[error("Could not write to or from the socket: {0}")]