diff --git a/module/gerrit/scheme.sh b/module/gerrit/scheme.sh
index 01164cf..f034429 100644
--- a/module/gerrit/scheme.sh
+++ b/module/gerrit/scheme.sh
@@ -265,7 +265,9 @@
 {
 	local -r flags=\"--yes-really-delete\"
 
-	gerrit_ssh \"delete-project delete \$flags \${@}\"
+	echo >&2 \"warning: to force deletion run:\"
+	echo >&2 \"         ssh -p \$SSH_PORT \$SSH_USER@\$SSH_HOST delete-project delete \$flags --force \$1\"
+	gerrit_ssh delete-project delete \$flags \${@}
 }
 
 function gerrit_flush_all_caches