diff --git a/src/tests/DBusTest.cpp b/src/tests/DBusTest.cpp
index 243df626ccc58cbbe339452b01c1045a48aa45bd..f86718bf5c6bc547057bb4dac52f791bed6f83a1 100644
--- a/src/tests/DBusTest.cpp
+++ b/src/tests/DBusTest.cpp
@@ -73,8 +73,9 @@ void DBusTest::initTestCase()
                 _interfaceName = service;
     }
 
-    if (_interfaceName.isEmpty())
-        kFatal() << "No services matching " << interfaceName << " were found.";
+    if (_interfaceName.isEmpty()) {
+        kFatal() << "This test will only work in a Konsole window with a new PID.  A new Konsole PID can't be found.";
+    }
     //kDebug()<< "Using service: " + _interfaceName.toLatin1();
 
     _iface = new QDBusInterface(_interfaceName,