diff --git a/lib/verify-layout-deps.js b/lib/verify-layout-deps.js
index 10919847..f4c5fc14 100644
--- a/lib/verify-layout-deps.js
+++ b/lib/verify-layout-deps.js
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ module.exports = function(opts) {
 		var layout = opts.layout || 'wrapper';
 
 		console.log('Checking bower dependencies for layout ' + layout);
+		console.log('If this app doesn\'t render any templates call nbt verify with --skip-layout-checks');
 
 		if (!fs.existsSync(path.join(process.cwd(), 'node_modules/ft-next-express/layouts/', layout + '.html'))) {
 			reject('Please specify a valid layout to check template dependencies for');