diff --git a/src/main/java/com/alttd/ctf/events/SnowballEvent.java b/src/main/java/com/alttd/ctf/events/SnowballEvent.java
index 23d6dc4..98b524f 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/alttd/ctf/events/SnowballEvent.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/alttd/ctf/events/SnowballEvent.java
@@ -89,6 +89,7 @@ public class SnowballEvent implements Listener {
         handleSnowballThrown(event, (shooter, shooterTeamPlayer, snowball) -> {
             GameClass shooterClass = shooterTeamPlayer.getGameClass();
             if (shooterClass == null) {
+                shooter.sendRichMessage("<red>You appear to not have selected a class, please do so by going to spawn and using /ctf selectclass</red>");
                 event.setCancelled(true);
                 return;
             }