diff --git a/src/pmsearch b/src/pmsearch
index 222104c..16f0c38 100755
--- a/src/pmsearch
+++ b/src/pmsearch
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #!/bin/sh
 
 if [ ${1} = "" ]; then
-	printf "no search prompt given\n"
+	printf "usage: pmsearch FILTER\n"
 	exit 1
 fi