diff --git a/src/libtracker/tracker-status.c b/src/libtracker/tracker-status.c
index 5ba6051..db24334 100644
--- a/src/libtracker/tracker-status.c
+++ b/src/libtracker/tracker-status.c
@@ -52,7 +52,12 @@ main (gint argc, gchar *argv[])
 
         gchar* status = tracker_get_status (client, &error);
 
-        g_print ("Tracker daemon's status is %s.\n", status);
+	if (! error) {
+		g_print (_("Tracker daemon's status is %s.\n"), status);
+	} else {
+		g_printerr (_("An error occurred: %s\n"), error->message);
+		g_free (error);
+	}
 
 	tracker_disconnect (client);