diff --git a/clever/src/selfcheck.py b/clever/src/selfcheck.py
index ff351e7c..8aaebb18 100755
--- a/clever/src/selfcheck.py
+++ b/clever/src/selfcheck.py
@@ -629,7 +629,7 @@ def check_clever_service():
         failure('service is not running, try sudo systemctl restart clever')
         return
     elif 'failed' in output:
-        failure('service failed to run')
+        failure('service failed to run, check your launch-files')
 
     try:
         from systemd import journal