diff --git a/src/constants.go b/src/constants.go
index e6ed1702..8eddce9f 100644
--- a/src/constants.go
+++ b/src/constants.go
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ var defaultCommand string
 
 func init() {
 	if !util.IsWindows() {
-		defaultCommand = `set -o pipefail; (command find -L . -mindepth 1 \( -path '*/\.*' -o -fstype 'sysfs' -o -fstype 'devfs' -o -fstype 'devtmpfs' -o -fstype 'proc' \) -prune -o -type f -print -o -type l -print || command find -L . -mindepth 1 -path '*/\.*' -prune -o -type f -print -o -type l -print) 2> /dev/null | cut -b3-`
+		defaultCommand = `set -o pipefail; command find -L . -mindepth 1 \( -path '*/\.*' -o -fstype 'sysfs' -o -fstype 'devfs' -o -fstype 'devtmpfs' -o -fstype 'proc' \) -prune -o -type f -print -o -type l -print 2> /dev/null | cut -b3-`
 	} else if os.Getenv("TERM") == "cygwin" {
 		defaultCommand = `sh -c "command find -L . -mindepth 1 -path '*/\.*' -prune -o -type f -print -o -type l -print 2> /dev/null | cut -b3-"`
 	} else {
diff --git a/src/terminal.go b/src/terminal.go
index 98d837c8..7dbdb6ec 100644
--- a/src/terminal.go
+++ b/src/terminal.go
@@ -691,7 +691,11 @@ func (t *Terminal) printInfo() {
 		output += fmt.Sprintf(" (%d%%)", t.progress)
 	}
 	if !t.success && t.count == 0 {
-		output += " [ERROR]"
+		if len(os.Getenv("FZF_DEFAULT_COMMAND")) > 0 {
+			output = "[$FZF_DEFAULT_COMMAND failed]"
+		} else {
+			output = "[default command failed - $FZF_DEFAULT_COMMAND required]"
+		}
 	}
 	if pos+len(output) <= t.window.Width() {
 		t.window.CPrint(tui.ColInfo, 0, output)