diff --git a/src/configure.rs b/src/configure.rs
index c3fe0afcd..f5b957cd4 100644
--- a/src/configure.rs
+++ b/src/configure.rs
@@ -129,7 +129,9 @@ impl Context {
         param.addr = addr_normalize(&param.addr);
         let old_addr = self.get_config(Config::ConfiguredAddr).await?;
         if self.is_configured().await? && !addr_cmp(&old_addr.unwrap_or_default(), &param.addr) {
-            bail!("Changing your email address is not supported right now. Check back in a few months!");
+            let error_msg = "Changing your email address is not supported right now. Check back in a few months!";
+            progress!(self, 0, Some(error_msg.to_string()));
+            bail!(error_msg);
         }
         let cancel_channel = self.alloc_ongoing().await?;