diff --git a/init.lua b/init.lua
index 19a9029..b38c946 100644
--- a/init.lua
+++ b/init.lua
@@ -1,4 +1,8 @@
-if not mcl_skins or not mcl_skins.register_simple_skin then return end
+if not mcl_skins or not mcl_skins.register_simple_skin then
+	minetest.log("warning", "[mcl_custom_skins] mcl_skins.register_simple_skin() does not exist. Most likely MineClone needs to be updated.")
+	return
+end
+
 local mod_path = minetest.get_modpath("mcl_custom_skins")
 local textures = minetest.get_dir_list(mod_path .. "/textures")
 table.sort(textures)