diff --git a/src/main.cpp b/src/main.cpp
index 83f532af1..11e1a8dc1 100644
--- a/src/main.cpp
+++ b/src/main.cpp
@@ -1666,7 +1666,7 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
 		catch(ModError &e)
 		{
 			errorstream<<e.what()<<std::endl;
-			error_message = narrow_to_wide(e.what());
+			error_message = narrow_to_wide(e.what()) + L"\nCheck debug.txt for details.";
 		}
 #ifdef NDEBUG
 		catch(std::exception &e)