diff --git a/designateclient/cli/base.py b/designateclient/cli/base.py
index 6cfb4bc2..cfef83f8 100644
--- a/designateclient/cli/base.py
+++ b/designateclient/cli/base.py
@@ -67,7 +67,11 @@ class Command(command.Command):
             self.app.log.error('No endpoint was found. You must provide a '
                                'username or user id via --os-username, '
                                '--os-user-id, env[OS_USERNAME] or '
-                               'env[OS_USER_ID]')
+                               'env[OS_USER_ID]. You may also be using a '
+                               'cloud that does not have the V1 API enabled. '
+                               'If your cloud does not have the V1 DNS API '
+                               'use the openstack CLI to interact with the '
+                               'DNS Service.')
 
             return 1
 
diff --git a/doc/source/index.rst b/doc/source/index.rst
index ea572e93..0d91923f 100644
--- a/doc/source/index.rst
+++ b/doc/source/index.rst
@@ -17,6 +17,13 @@ found on the :ref:`designate v2 command line tool page <shell-v2>`.
 v1: the :program:`designate` command line tool.  More information can be found
 on the :ref:`designate v1 command line tool page <shell>`.
 
+.. warning::
+
+    The V1 API was removed in Queens, and cannot be re-enabled.
+    The :program:`designate` command line tool will no longer function on
+    installs newer than Queens.
+
+
 You'll need credentials for an OpenStack cloud that implements the Designate
 API in order to use the client.