diff --git a/src/potfile.c b/src/potfile.c
index 97ec8ab91..daedbb285 100644
--- a/src/potfile.c
+++ b/src/potfile.c
@@ -942,6 +942,7 @@ int potfile_remove_parse (hashcat_ctx_t *hashcat_ctx)
 
 int potfile_handle_show (hashcat_ctx_t *hashcat_ctx)
 {
+  event_log_error (hashcat_ctx, "The --show feature is currently not available");
 
   return 0;
 }