Merge branch 'master' into set-set-raw-focus

1 files changed, 3 insertions, 1 deletions

diff --git a/swayidle/main.c b/swayidle/main.c
index 5b6c95a7..93f4c94b 100644
--- a/swayidle/main.c
+++ b/swayidle/main.c
@@ -388,7 +388,9 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[]) {
 
         state.display = wl_display_connect(NULL);
         if (state.display == NULL) {
-                wlr_log(WLR_ERROR, "Failed to create display");
+                wlr_log(WLR_ERROR, "Unable to connect to the compositor. "
+                                "If your compositor is running, check or set the "
+                                "WAYLAND_DISPLAY environment variable.");
                 return -3;
         }