diff --git a/tools/get_ntp.py b/tools/get_ntp.py
index a362400..df37ace 100755
--- a/tools/get_ntp.py
+++ b/tools/get_ntp.py
@@ -6,5 +6,8 @@ c = ntplib.NTPClient()
 try:
     response = c.request(sys.argv[1])
     print(ctime(response.tx_time))
-except:
-    print("ERROR")
+except ntplib.NTPException as e:
+    print(f"ERROR during NTP request: {e}")
+    print("Usage: ntp-client.py <hostname>")
+    sys.exit(-1)
+