diff --git a/src/user_options.c b/src/user_options.c
index a4fe5f760..af516436b 100644
--- a/src/user_options.c
+++ b/src/user_options.c
@@ -1002,7 +1002,7 @@ int user_options_sanity (hashcat_ctx_t *hashcat_ctx)
 
   if ((user_options->show == true) && (user_options->username == true))
   {
-    event_log_advice (hashcat_ctx, "Mixing --show with --username can cause exponential delay in output.");
+    event_log_error (hashcat_ctx, "Mixing --show with --username can cause exponential delay in output.");
     
     return 0;
   }