diff --git a/src/main.c b/src/main.c
index 7a41ea62b21c1b49c3572e366fcecfe8ae92edda..3f4903ea914b26f432a536c3f19b5fd7f4907f75 100644
--- a/src/main.c
+++ b/src/main.c
@@ -1228,7 +1228,7 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[]) {
 	SET_FILENAME("/properties.txt");
 	metadata = loadJSON(path);
 	if (!metadata) {
-		printf("Properties file can't be opened or is malformed");
+		printf("Properties file can't be opened or is malformed. Check for errors on your properties file.");
 		PRESS_ENTER_TO_CLOSE();
 		return 1;
 	}