diff --git a/scripts/aes-decrypt b/scripts/aes-decrypt
index d8c2097..c11b476 100755
--- a/scripts/aes-decrypt
+++ b/scripts/aes-decrypt
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ if [ -n "$1" ]; then
 		-
 	exit $?
 else
+	1>&2 echo "Prompting for password on desktop (GUI) (if applicable) ..."
 	$PROG -d -
 	exit $?
 fi
diff --git a/scripts/aes-encrypt b/scripts/aes-encrypt
index 5d5258d..385ab5b 100755
--- a/scripts/aes-encrypt
+++ b/scripts/aes-encrypt
@@ -26,6 +26,9 @@ if [ -n "$1" ]; then
 		-
 	exit $?
 else
+
+	1>&2 echo "Prompting for password on desktop (GUI) ..."
+
 	$PROG \
 		--symmetric \
 		--s2k-mode 3 \