diff --git a/zssh.funcs.zsh b/zssh.funcs.zsh
index f7acc9a..9c808be 100644
--- a/zssh.funcs.zsh
+++ b/zssh.funcs.zsh
@@ -200,13 +200,19 @@ function zssh_generate_config4
   then
     sshkey="$zssh_private_keys/$ssh_node.key"
     zshlibs_log zssh_client "generating '$dst' with key '$sshkey'"
+    matched=1
     rm "$dst" 2> /dev/null
     for src in "$srcs"/*.sshconf(N)
     do
+      matched=0
       zshlibs_log zssh_client "sourcing $src"
       cat "$src" >> "$dst"
       printf "\n  IdentityFile %s\n\n" "$sshkey" >> "$dst"
     done
+    if ! matched
+    then
+      zshlibs_log zssh_client "no configs for '$dst'"
+    fi
   fi
   zshlibs_log zssh_client "done with $ssh_node"
 }