1 files changed, 3 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/prosodyctl b/prosodyctl
index f3c6d784..f8e12a0d 100755
--- a/prosodyctl
+++ b/prosodyctl
@@ -516,6 +516,9 @@ function commands.reload(arg)
 			return shell.shell(arg);
 		end
 		return shell.shell({ "config", "reload" });
+	elseif arg[1] then
+		show_message("Admin socket not found - is it enabled and is Prosody running?");
+		return 1;
 	end
 
 	local ok, running = prosodyctl.isrunning();