diff --git a/items.lua b/items.lua
index 74a653d..9c60cad 100644
--- a/items.lua
+++ b/items.lua
@@ -27,7 +27,11 @@ if minetest.get_modpath("areas") then
 			if num_current_areas == 1 then
 				player_owns_id = current_area_id
 			else
-				minetest.chat_send_player(name, "[creative_regions] Area ambiguous: You are in multiple areas.")
+				if num_current_areas > 1 then
+					minetest.chat_send_player(name, "[creative_regions] Area ambiguous: You are in multiple areas.")
+				else
+					minetest.chat_send_player(name, "[creative_regions] no Area: You are not in an area.")
+				end
 				minetest.after(0.2, function(pos)
 					minetest.remove_node(pos)
 				end, pos)