diff --git a/src/commands/CmdSync.cpp b/src/commands/CmdSync.cpp
index 2efa81131..5b0775fb3 100644
--- a/src/commands/CmdSync.cpp
+++ b/src/commands/CmdSync.cpp
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ int CmdSync::execute (std::string& output)
     os << "Sync server at " << origin;
     server_ident = os.str();
   } else {
-    throw std::string ("No sync.* settings are configured.");
+    throw std::string ("No sync.* settings are configured. See task-sync(5).");
   }
 
   std::stringstream out;