diff --git a/app/controllers/users_controller.rb b/app/controllers/users_controller.rb
index 7f697b90b..6224ab886 100644
--- a/app/controllers/users_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/users_controller.rb
@@ -109,6 +109,7 @@ class UsersController < ApplicationController
 
     if @step == 3 && @requests.length == 0 && @friends.length == 0
       @user.update_attributes(:getting_started => false)
+      flash[:notice] = I18n.t('users.getting_started.could_not_find_anyone')
       redirect_to root_path
     else
       render "users/getting_started"
diff --git a/config/locales/diaspora/en.yml b/config/locales/diaspora/en.yml
index f03d377ef..eaae01dd2 100644
--- a/config/locales/diaspora/en.yml
+++ b/config/locales/diaspora/en.yml
@@ -612,6 +612,7 @@ en:
       finished: "Finished!"
       skip: "skip getting started"
       save_and_continue: "Save and continue"
+      could_not_find_anyone: "Could not find any friends on Diaspora*. Use the friend finder to invite them."
       step_3:
         finish: "Finish"
         people_already_on_diaspora: "People already on Diaspora"