diff --git a/dots/bin/deployGnupgKeys.sh b/dots/bin/deployGnupgKeys.sh
index a5895be..94ca86d 100644
--- a/dots/bin/deployGnupgKeys.sh
+++ b/dots/bin/deployGnupgKeys.sh
@@ -51,9 +51,9 @@ if ! [[ -d ${trg_gnupg_dir}/private-keys-v1.d ]]; then
     echo "deploy private-keys-v1.d"
     cp ${src_gnupg_dir}/${the_file} ${trg_gnupg_dir}
 else
-    echo "private-keys-v1.d already exist in ${trg_gnupg_dir}"
-    echo "rename or delete existing directory and try again."
-    echo "WARNING: backup the content if needed!"
+    echo
+    echo "ERROR: directory 'private-keys-v1.d' already exist in ${trg_gnupg_dir}"
+    echo "rename or delete existing directory and try again (backup the content if needed)."
     exit 1
 fi