diff --git a/bacula/src/dird/ua_select.c b/bacula/src/dird/ua_select.c
index 89b3f17..97bff6b 100644
--- a/bacula/src/dird/ua_select.c
+++ b/bacula/src/dird/ua_select.c
@@ -835,7 +835,7 @@ int do_prompt(UAContext *ua, const char *automsg, const char *msg,
       }
       item = ua->pint32_val;
       if (item < 1 || item >= ua->num_prompts) {
-         ua->warning_msg(_("Please enter a number between 1 and %d\n"), ua->num_prompts-1);
+         ua->warning_msg(_("Please enter a number between 1 and %d (or . to cancel)\n"), ua->num_prompts-1);
          continue;
       }
       if (prompt) {