diff --git a/dots/bin/deployGnupgKeys.sh b/dots/bin/deployGnupgKeys.sh
index e77b573..0a7bb0d 100644
--- a/dots/bin/deployGnupgKeys.sh
+++ b/dots/bin/deployGnupgKeys.sh
@@ -52,6 +52,8 @@ if ! [[ -d ${trg_gnupg_dir}/private-keys-v1.d ]]; then
     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!"
 fi
 
 echo "do you want to unpack and decrypt ${the_file}? (y/n)"