diff --git a/src/conf.py b/src/conf.py
index a84206a8c..d778b7792 100644
--- a/src/conf.py
+++ b/src/conf.py
@@ -285,9 +285,10 @@ registerChannelValue(supybot.replies, 'incorrectAuthentication',
 
 registerChannelValue(supybot.replies, 'noUser',
     registry.NormalizedString("""I can't find that user in my user
-    database.""", """Determines what error message the bot replies with when
-    someone tries to accessing some information on a user the bot doesn't know
-    about."""))
+    database.  If you didn't give a user name, then I don't know what *your*
+    user is, and you'll need to identify before this command will work.""",
+    """Determines what error message the bot replies with when someone tries
+    to accessing some information on a user the bot doesn't know about."""))
 
 registerChannelValue(supybot.replies, 'notRegistered',
     registry.NormalizedString("""You must be registered to use this command.