diff --git a/examples/osgblendequation/osgblendequation.cpp b/examples/osgblendequation/osgblendequation.cpp
index a3860b9eb..76d6bf24d 100644
--- a/examples/osgblendequation/osgblendequation.cpp
+++ b/examples/osgblendequation/osgblendequation.cpp
@@ -124,6 +124,7 @@ int main( int argc, char **argv )
     osg::Node* loadedModel = osgDB::readNodeFiles(arguments);
     if (!loadedModel)
     {
+        std::cout << arguments.getApplicationName() <<": No data loaded" << std::endl;
         return 1;
     }