diff --git a/src/freedombone-addcert b/src/freedombone-addcert
index fb975c9b..73a5e02d 100755
--- a/src/freedombone-addcert
+++ b/src/freedombone-addcert
@@ -238,6 +238,7 @@ function add_cert_letsencrypt {
     certbot certonly -n --server $LETSENCRYPT_SERVER --standalone -d $LETSENCRYPT_HOSTNAME --renew-by-default --agree-tos --email $MY_EMAIL_ADDRESS
     if [ ! "$?" = "0" ]; then
         echo $"Failed to install letsencrypt for domain $LETSENCRYPT_HOSTNAME"
+        echo $'Also see https://letsencrypt.status.io to check for any service outages'
         chgrp -R ssl-cert /etc/letsencrypt
         chmod -R g=rX /etc/letsencrypt
         systemctl start nginx