diff --git a/bin/joj3-forge-convert b/bin/joj3-forge-convert
index dafaea5..7a30381 100755
--- a/bin/joj3-forge-convert
+++ b/bin/joj3-forge-convert
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ main() {
     repo_name=$(basename "$(pwd)")
     course=${repo_name%-*}
     if ! [[ "$course" =~ ^[a-zA-Z0-9_-]+$ ]]; then
+        echo "FATAL: Invalid course name: $course"
         exit 1
     fi
 
@@ -67,6 +68,9 @@ EOF
 GITEA_ORG_NAME=$org_name
 GITEA_ACCESS_TOKEN=$TEAPOT_GITEA_TOKEN
 EOF
+    else
+        echo "FATAL: TEAPOT_GITEA_TOKEN not set"
+        exit 1
     fi
 }