diff --git a/desktop_version/src/main.cpp b/desktop_version/src/main.cpp
index bb18c15b..ab38f211 100644
--- a/desktop_version/src/main.cpp
+++ b/desktop_version/src/main.cpp
@@ -143,6 +143,7 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
 
     if(!FILESYSTEM_init(argv[0], baseDir, assetsPath))
     {
+        puts("Unable to initialize filesystem!");
         return 1;
     }