diff --git a/src/hydra-evaluator/hydra-evaluator.cc b/src/hydra-evaluator/hydra-evaluator.cc
index 86ac5c39..e3004c2e 100644
--- a/src/hydra-evaluator/hydra-evaluator.cc
+++ b/src/hydra-evaluator/hydra-evaluator.cc
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ struct Evaluator
         }
 
         if (evalOne && seen.empty()) {
-            printError("the specified jobset does not exist");
+            printError("the specified jobset does not exist or is disabled");
             std::_Exit(1);
         }