diff --git a/src/client/clientlauncher.cpp b/src/client/clientlauncher.cpp
index 718255cad..66e3f9a72 100644
--- a/src/client/clientlauncher.cpp
+++ b/src/client/clientlauncher.cpp
@@ -401,6 +401,7 @@ bool ClientLauncher::launch_game(std::string &error_message,
 
 	if (menudata.name == "" && !simple_singleplayer_mode) {
 		error_message = gettext("Please choose a name!");
+		errorstream << error_message << std::endl;
 		return false;
 	}