diff --git a/src/main/java/teetime/stage/className/ClassNameRegistryCreationFilter.java b/src/main/java/teetime/stage/className/ClassNameRegistryCreationFilter.java
index ddd9c5364f93565f8b1e6bf14106dfe3544483d9..c962c610cfebf5458b333ac61ab53559a5b6fe67 100644
--- a/src/main/java/teetime/stage/className/ClassNameRegistryCreationFilter.java
+++ b/src/main/java/teetime/stage/className/ClassNameRegistryCreationFilter.java
@@ -55,6 +55,7 @@ public class ClassNameRegistryCreationFilter extends AbstractConsumerStage<File>
 	protected void execute(final File inputDir) {
 		final File mappingFile = this.mappingFileParser.findMappingFile(inputDir);
 		if (mappingFile == null) {
+			this.logger.error("Directory '" + inputDir + "' does not exist or an I/O error occured.");
 			return;
 		}