diff --git a/cryptroot b/cryptroot
index 82399fa..2f3e952 100755
--- a/cryptroot
+++ b/cryptroot
@@ -353,8 +353,8 @@ get_device_opts() {
 
 	# If keyscript is set, the "key" is just an argument to the script
 	if [ "$key" != "none" ] && [ -z "$KEYSCRIPT" ]; then
-		echo "cryptsetup: WARNING: target $target uses a key file, skipped" >&2
-		return 1
+		echo "cryptsetup: WARNING: target $target uses a key file, but no keyscript is set." >&2
+		echo " Please ensure there is also a typed pass-phrase set." >&2
 	fi
 }