diff --git a/jmclient/jmclient/wallet_utils.py b/jmclient/jmclient/wallet_utils.py
index fa0b06206..6c42f8755 100644
--- a/jmclient/jmclient/wallet_utils.py
+++ b/jmclient/jmclient/wallet_utils.py
@@ -1281,6 +1281,7 @@ def wallet_createwatchonly(wallet_root_path, master_pub_key, is_fidelity_bond_wa
 
     password = cli_get_wallet_passphrase_check()
     if not password:
+        jmprint("The passphrase can not be empty", "error")
         return ""
 
     if is_fidelity_bond_wallet: