diff --git a/git-portfolio b/git-portfolio
index cf4b478..a805f17 100755
--- a/git-portfolio
+++ b/git-portfolio
@@ -221,6 +221,8 @@ li.language {
 EOF
 	)"
 	echo "$portfolio_index" > "$tmp_portfolio/index.html"
+else
+	echo "Warning: No public repositories found for user '$GIT_USER'. Portfolio will be empty." >&2
 fi
 if [ -d "$directory" ]; then
 	if [ "$(du -sb "$directory" | cut -f1)" -gt $((1024 * 1024 * 400)) ]; then