diff --git a/src/user/profile.js b/src/user/profile.js
index 5274a6d..5edb468 100644
--- a/src/user/profile.js
+++ b/src/user/profile.js
@@ -127,7 +127,7 @@ module.exports = function (User) {
         }
         const exists = await User.existsBySlug(userslug);
         if (exists) {
-            throw new Error('[[error:username-taken]]');
+            throw new Error('[[error:username-taken]] Maybe try the following');
         }
 
         const { error } = await plugins.hooks.fire('filter:username.check', {