diff --git a/lib/Cake/Console/Command/Task/FixtureTask.php b/lib/Cake/Console/Command/Task/FixtureTask.php
index 099fe951692..65404fb1cf2 100644
--- a/lib/Cake/Console/Command/Task/FixtureTask.php
+++ b/lib/Cake/Console/Command/Task/FixtureTask.php
@@ -242,8 +242,8 @@ public function bake($model, $useTable = false, $importOptions = array()) {
 		$this->_Schema = new CakeSchema();
 		$data = $this->_Schema->read(array('models' => false, 'connection' => $this->connection));
 		if (!isset($data['tables'][$useTable])) {
-			$this->error('Could not find your selected table ' . $useTable);
-			return false;
+			$this->err("<warning>Warning:</warning> Could not find the '${useTable}' table for ${model}.");
+			return;
 		}
 
 		$tableInfo = $data['tables'][$useTable];