diff --git a/sudobot b/sudobot
index c8aa478..f6ae688 100755
--- a/sudobot
+++ b/sudobot
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@ main()
     else
         echo "ERROR: no config file found in ${cfg}" >&2
         echo "Create it with the contents: token=<your token>" >&2
+        echo "                             instance=<your instance>" >&2
         exit 1
     fi