diff --git a/gancioff b/gancioff
index d2793c4..0946ec6 100755
--- a/gancioff
+++ b/gancioff
@@ -295,6 +295,8 @@ if (file_exists($conf['state_file_absolute_path'])) {
 	}
 	fclose($fh);
 	echo 'Info: got '.count($guids)." GUID(s) for already posted event(s) from state file «{$conf['state_file_absolute_path']}»; removed {$i} line(s) older than one year.\n";
+} else {
+	echo "Info: state file «{$conf['state_file_absolute_path']}» was not found.\n";
 }
 
 if (($fh=@fopen($conf['state_file_absolute_path'],'a'))===false) dieYoung("Error: could not open «{$conf['state_file_absolute_path']}» in «append» mode.\n",1);