diff --git a/dots/bin/tp.sh b/dots/bin/tp.sh
index e0ad748..f5ed5be 100755
--- a/dots/bin/tp.sh
+++ b/dots/bin/tp.sh
@@ -38,4 +38,6 @@ new_file=${input_file//$sync_dir_sym/$sync_dir}
 
 if [[ -f ${new_file} ]] || [[ -d ${new_file} ]] ; then
     echo ${new_file}
+else
+    echo "error: unable to delete ${new_file}"
 fi