diff --git a/src/drivers/distance_sensor/tfmini/tfmini.cpp b/src/drivers/distance_sensor/tfmini/tfmini.cpp
index 921e54aea4..3953c0a0aa 100644
--- a/src/drivers/distance_sensor/tfmini/tfmini.cpp
+++ b/src/drivers/distance_sensor/tfmini/tfmini.cpp
@@ -920,6 +920,7 @@ tfmini_main(int argc, char *argv[])
 	}
 
 out_error:
-	PX4_ERR("unrecognized command, try 'start', 'test', or 'info'");
+	PX4_ERR("unrecognized command: try 'start', 'test', or 'info'");
+        tfmini::usage();
 	return -1;
 }