diff --git a/plugins/npm-path/npm-path.plugin.zsh b/plugins/npm-path/npm-path.plugin.zsh
index e9945e513..90047d784 100644
--- a/plugins/npm-path/npm-path.plugin.zsh
+++ b/plugins/npm-path/npm-path.plugin.zsh
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ zsh-node_modules-bin-update-path() {
   fi
 
   if [[ ! -r $(which npm-path) ]]; then
-    echo "npm-path must be available for the oh-my-zshell npm-path module to update your PATH"
+    echo "WARNING: npm-path must be available for the oh-my-zshell npm-path module to update your PATH. Perhaps \`npm --global install npm-path\` will help."
     return
   fi