diff --git a/src/game/client/components/menus_settings.cpp b/src/game/client/components/menus_settings.cpp
index 0413df639..acc036b8c 100644
--- a/src/game/client/components/menus_settings.cpp
+++ b/src/game/client/components/menus_settings.cpp
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 /* (c) Magnus Auvinen. See licence.txt in the root of the distribution for more information. */
 /* If you are missing that file, acquire a complete release at teeworlds.com.                */
+#include <base/log.h>
 #include <base/math.h>
 #include <base/system.h>
 
@@ -480,9 +481,8 @@ void CMenus::Con_AddFavoriteSkin(IConsole::IResult *pResult, void *pUserData)
 	const char *pStr = pResult->GetString(0);
 	if(!CSkin::IsValidName(pStr))
 	{
-		char aError[IConsole::CMDLINE_LENGTH + 64];
-		str_format(aError, sizeof(aError), "Favorite skin name '%s' is not valid", pStr);
-		pSelf->Console()->Print(IConsole::OUTPUT_LEVEL_STANDARD, "menus/settings", aError);
+		log_error("menus/settings", "Favorite skin name '%s' is not valid", pStr);
+		log_error("menus/settings", "%s", CSkin::m_aSkinNameRestrictions);
 		return;
 	}
 	pSelf->m_SkinFavorites.emplace(pStr);
diff --git a/src/game/client/components/skins.cpp b/src/game/client/components/skins.cpp
index 148ff7855..29f2ce3af 100644
--- a/src/game/client/components/skins.cpp
+++ b/src/game/client/components/skins.cpp
@@ -83,6 +83,7 @@ int CSkins::SkinScan(const char *pName, int IsDir, int DirType, void *pUser)
 	if(!CSkin::IsValidName(aSkinName))
 	{
 		log_error("skins", "Skin name is not valid: %s", aSkinName);
+		log_error("skins", "%s", CSkin::m_aSkinNameRestrictions);
 		return 0;
 	}
 
diff --git a/src/game/client/skin.h b/src/game/client/skin.h
index 2ec91e426..b67918670 100644
--- a/src/game/client/skin.h
+++ b/src/game/client/skin.h
@@ -155,6 +155,7 @@ public:
 
 	const char *GetName() const { return m_aName; }
 
+	// has to be kept in sync with m_aSkinNameRestrictions
 	static bool IsValidName(const char *pName)
 	{
 		if(pName[0] == '\0' || str_length(pName) >= (int)sizeof(CSkin("").m_aName))
@@ -171,6 +172,7 @@ public:
 		}
 		return true;
 	}
+	static constexpr char m_aSkinNameRestrictions[] = "Skin names must be valid filenames shorter than 24 characters.";
 };
 
 #endif