diff --git a/check_smartstatus b/check_smartstatus
index 5457a2a71f5776288fc2eb07caa5dd6220bb718f..086b185f787d3cf6df878c33c5ffa66b7ae6e64c 100755
--- a/check_smartstatus
+++ b/check_smartstatus
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@
 # 2020-02-27  v0.5  ah,ds  add /sbin to PATH variable
 # 2020-03-05  v1.0  <axel.hahn@iml.unibe.ch> switch to ph.* helper functions
 # 2021-01-22  v1.1  <axel.hahn@iml.unibe.ch> add status [no access]
+# 2021-04-07  v1.2  <axel.hahn@iml.unibe.ch> update message if sudo smartctl -H fails
 # ======================================================================
 
 
@@ -117,7 +118,7 @@ do
   if [ $iFound -eq 1 ]; then
     sudo smartctl -H $mydevice >/dev/null 2>&1
     if [ $? -ne 0 ]; then
-      ph.abort "SKIP: smartctl was found - but no sudo permissions."
+      ph.abort "SKIP: smartctl was found - but did not respond results. Maybe no sudo permissions or additional parameters required. $( udo smartctl -H $mydevice )"
     fi
   fi