diff --git a/release_check.py b/release_check.py
index 5914abe..81e53c0 100644
--- a/release_check.py
+++ b/release_check.py
@@ -18,3 +18,5 @@ for repo_link in repo_links:
     if timechk > dt.timestamp(six_hours_ago):
       if ('prerelease' not in last.title.lower() and 'beta' not in last.title.lower()):
         notify(0, f'new release for {entity}: {last.title} - {last.link}')
+    else:
+      notify(-1, f'no new releases for {entity}')