diff --git a/modules/exit/exit.sh b/modules/exit/exit.sh
index 19f42d5..4e395aa 100755
--- a/modules/exit/exit.sh
+++ b/modules/exit/exit.sh
@@ -2,7 +2,10 @@
 
 user=$1
 shift
+chan="$1"
 shift
 if [[ "$user" =~ $allowList ]]; then
    close_bot
+else
+    msg "$chan" "$user: you are not an administrator for this bot. If you believe this is an error, please contact the bot's owner."
 fi