diff --git a/g10/keyedit.c b/g10/keyedit.c
index c91deec2b..e31f13935 100644
--- a/g10/keyedit.c
+++ b/g10/keyedit.c
@@ -4867,6 +4867,7 @@ menu_addadsk (ctrl_t ctrl, kbnode_t pub_keyblock, const char *adskfpr)
                                NULL, adsk_pk, answer, &adsk_keyblock, NULL, 1);
       if (err)
         {
+          write_status_error ("add_adsk", err);
           log_info (_("key \"%s\" not found: %s\n"), answer,
                     gpg_strerror (err));
           if ((!opt.batch || adskfpr) && !opt.quiet
@@ -4892,6 +4893,7 @@ menu_addadsk (ctrl_t ctrl, kbnode_t pub_keyblock, const char *adskfpr)
         }
       if (!node)
         {
+          write_status_error ("add_adsk", err);
           err = gpg_error (GPG_ERR_WRONG_KEY_USAGE);
           log_info (_("key \"%s\" not found: %s\n"), answer,
                     gpg_strerror (err));
diff --git a/g10/keygen.c b/g10/keygen.c
index 1899a1530..79565b2ae 100644
--- a/g10/keygen.c
+++ b/g10/keygen.c
@@ -4062,6 +4062,7 @@ prepare_adsk (ctrl_t ctrl, const char *name)
     {
       if (namebuffer && (p=strchr (namebuffer, '!')))
         *p = 0; /* Strip the ! for the diagnostic.  */
+      write_status_error ("add_adsk", err);
       log_error ("invalid ADSK '%s' specified: %s\n", name, gpg_strerror (err));
     }
   free_public_key (adsk_pk);