diff --git a/g10/keyedit.c b/g10/keyedit.c
index 45a1a2414..754f23a38 100644
--- a/g10/keyedit.c
+++ b/g10/keyedit.c
@@ -5043,6 +5043,7 @@ 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
@@ -5068,6 +5069,7 @@ 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 a1143182c..fda595793 100644
--- a/g10/keygen.c
+++ b/g10/keygen.c
@@ -4282,6 +4282,7 @@ 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);