diff --git a/bin/dig.js b/bin/dig.js
index 84fc620..4b3e750 100755
--- a/bin/dig.js
+++ b/bin/dig.js
@@ -261,7 +261,8 @@ cli.main(function (args, cli) {
       }
     }
   , onTimeout: function (res) {
-      console.log("Timeout after " + res.timeout + "ms: No response received.");
+      console.log(";; connection timed out; no servers could be reached");
+      console.log(";; [timed out after " + res.timeout + "ms and 1 tries]");
     }
   , mdns: cli.mdns
   , nameserver: cli.nameserver