diff --git a/selector.go b/selector.go
index 81f6c31..46f67cb 100644
--- a/selector.go
+++ b/selector.go
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ import (
 
 func selector(data []string, max int, tool string) (string, error) {
 	if len(data) == 0 {
-		return "", errors.New("no data available")
+		return "", errors.New("nothing to show: no data available")
 	}
 
 	// output to stdout and return