diff --git a/hydra.c b/hydra.c
index 14eedb3..8a9a855 100644
--- a/hydra.c
+++ b/hydra.c
@@ -2922,7 +2922,7 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[]) {
        fprintf(stderr, "[WARNING] you specified port 443 for attacking a http service, however did not specify the -S ssl switch nor used https-..., therefore using plain HTTP\n");
 
     if (hydra_options.loop_mode && hydra_options.colonfile != NULL)
-      bail("The  loop mode option (-u) works with all modes - except colon files (-C)\n");
+      bail("The loop mode option (-u) works with all modes - except colon files (-C)\n");
     if (strncmp(hydra_options.service, "http-", strlen("http-")) != 0 && strcmp(hydra_options.service, "http-head") != 0 && getenv("HYDRA_PROXY_HTTP") != NULL)
       fprintf(stderr, "[WARNING] the HYDRA_PROXY_HTTP environment variable works only with the http-head/http-get module, ignored...\n");
     if (i == 2) {
@@ -2980,12 +2980,16 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[]) {
 
     if (hydra_options.colonfile == NULL) {
       if (hydra_options.loginfile != NULL) {
-        if ((lfp = fopen(hydra_options.loginfile, "r")) == NULL)
-          bail("File for logins not found!");
+        if ((lfp = fopen(hydra_options.loginfile, "r")) == NULL) {
+          fprintf(stderr, "[ERROR] File for logins not found: %s", hydra_options.loginfile);
+          exit(-1);
+        }
         hydra_brains.countlogin = countlines(lfp, 0);
         hydra_brains.sizelogin = size_of_data;
-        if (hydra_brains.countlogin == 0)
-          bail("File for logins is empty!");
+        if (hydra_brains.countlogin == 0) {
+          fprintf(stderr, "[ERROR] File for logins is empty: %s", hydra_options.loginfile);
+          exit(-1);
+        }
         if (hydra_brains.countlogin > MAX_LINES) {
           fprintf(stderr, "[ERROR] Maximum number of logins is %d, this file has %lu entries.\n", MAX_LINES, hydra_brains.countlogin);
           exit(-1);
@@ -3005,12 +3009,16 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[]) {
         hydra_brains.countlogin = 1;
       }
       if (hydra_options.passfile != NULL) {
-        if ((pfp = fopen(hydra_options.passfile, "r")) == NULL)
-          bail("File for passwords not found!");
+        if ((pfp = fopen(hydra_options.passfile, "r")) == NULL) {
+          fprintf(stderr, "[ERROR] File for passwords not found: %s", hydra_options.passfile);
+          exit(-1);
+        }
         hydra_brains.countpass = countlines(pfp, 0);
         hydra_brains.sizepass = size_of_data;
-        if (hydra_brains.countpass == 0)
-          bail("File for passwords is empty!");
+        if (hydra_brains.countpass == 0) {
+          fprintf(stderr, "[ERROR] File for passwords is empty: %s", hydra_options.passfile);
+          exit(-1);
+        }
         if (hydra_brains.countpass > MAX_LINES) {
           fprintf(stderr, "[ERROR] Maximum number of passwords is %d, this file has %lu entries.\n", MAX_LINES, hydra_brains.countpass);
           exit(-1);
@@ -3048,12 +3056,16 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[]) {
         }
       }
     } else {
-      if ((cfp = fopen(hydra_options.colonfile, "r")) == NULL)
-        bail("File with login:password information not found!");
+      if ((cfp = fopen(hydra_options.colonfile, "r")) == NULL) {
+        fprintf(stderr, "[ERROR] File for colon files (login:pass) not found: %s", hydra_options.colonfile);
+        exit(-1);
+      }
       hydra_brains.countlogin = countlines(cfp, 1);
       hydra_brains.sizelogin = size_of_data;
-      if (hydra_brains.countlogin == 0)
-        bail("File for login:password information is empty!");
+      if (hydra_brains.countlogin == 0) {
+        fprintf(stderr, "[ERROR] File for colon files (login:pass) is empty: %s", hydra_options.colonfile);
+        exit(-1);
+      }
       if (hydra_brains.countlogin > MAX_LINES / 2) {
         fprintf(stderr, "[ERROR] Maximum number of colon file entries is %d, this file has %lu entries.\n", MAX_LINES / 2, hydra_brains.countlogin);
         exit(-1);
@@ -3089,11 +3101,15 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[]) {
     }
 
     if (hydra_options.infile_ptr != NULL) {
-      if ((ifp = fopen(hydra_options.infile_ptr, "r")) == NULL)
-        bail("File for IP addresses not found!");
+      if ((ifp = fopen(hydra_options.infile_ptr, "r")) == NULL) {
+        fprintf(stderr, "[ERROR] File for targets not found: %s", hydra_options.infile_ptr);
+        exit(-1);
+      }
       hydra_brains.targets = countservers = countinfile = countlines(ifp, 0);
-      if (countinfile == 0)
-        bail("File for IP addresses is empty!");
+      if (countinfile == 0) {
+        fprintf(stderr, "[ERROR] File for targets is empty: %s", hydra_options.infile_ptr);
+        exit(-1);
+      }
       hydra_targets = malloc(sizeof(hydra_targets) * (countservers + 2) + 8);
       if (hydra_targets == NULL)
         bail("Could not allocate enough memory for target data");