diff --git a/worldeditadditions_farwand/lib/farwand.lua b/worldeditadditions_farwand/lib/farwand.lua
index 4d41eac..649654b 100644
--- a/worldeditadditions_farwand/lib/farwand.lua
+++ b/worldeditadditions_farwand/lib/farwand.lua
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ local function set_pos1(name, pos)
 		worldedit.mark_pos1(name)
 		worldedit.player_notify(name, "pos1 set to "..worldeditadditions.vector.tostring(pos))
 	else
+		worldedit.player_notify(name, "Error: Too far away (try raising your maxdist with //farwand maxdist <number>)")
 		-- print("[set_pos1]", name, "nil")
 	end
 end
@@ -15,6 +16,7 @@ local function set_pos2(name, pos)
 		worldedit.mark_pos2(name)
 		worldedit.player_notify(name, "pos2 set to "..worldeditadditions.vector.tostring(pos))
 	else
+		worldedit.player_notify(name, "Error: Too far away (try raising your maxdist with //farwand maxdist <number>)")
 		-- print("[set_pos2]", name, "nil")
 	end
 end