diff --git a/lib/whenever/command_line.rb b/lib/whenever/command_line.rb
index d89f64a..bae7aa7 100644
--- a/lib/whenever/command_line.rb
+++ b/lib/whenever/command_line.rb
@@ -39,6 +39,8 @@ module Whenever
         write_crontab(whenever_cron)
       else
         puts Whenever.cron(@options)
+        puts "[message] Above your schedule file converted to cron syntax; your crontab file was not updated."
+        puts "[message] Run `whenever --help' for more options."
         exit(0)
       end
     end