diff --git a/git-flow-hotfix b/git-flow-hotfix
index 65dbaa3..e3ea035 100644
--- a/git-flow-hotfix
+++ b/git-flow-hotfix
@@ -62,6 +62,10 @@
 	hotfix_branches=$(echo "$(git_local_branches)" | grep "^$PREFIX")
 	if [ -z "$hotfix_branches" ]; then
 		warn "No hotfix branches exist."
+                warn ""
+                warn "You can start a new hotfix branch:"
+                warn ""
+                warn "    git flow hotfix start <name> [<base>]"
 		exit 0
 	fi
 	current_branch=$(git branch | grep '^\* ' | grep -v 'no branch' | sed 's/^* //g')