diff --git a/koboldcpp.py b/koboldcpp.py
index 9f504f733..51c199048 100644
--- a/koboldcpp.py
+++ b/koboldcpp.py
@@ -2862,6 +2862,8 @@ def main(launch_args,start_server=True):
             exitcounter = 999
             ermsg = "Reason: " + str(ex) + "\nFile selection GUI unsupported.\ncustomtkinter python module required!\nPlease check command line: script.py --help"
             show_gui_msgbox("Warning, GUI failed to start",ermsg)
+            if args.skiplauncher:
+                print(f"Note: In order to use --skiplauncher, you need to specify a model with --model")
             time.sleep(3)
             sys.exit(2)