diff --git a/utils/ansible-ipa-client-install b/utils/ansible-ipa-client-install
index 66c32c4e..64f29742 100755
--- a/utils/ansible-ipa-client-install
+++ b/utils/ansible-ipa-client-install
@@ -222,7 +222,7 @@ def parse_options():
     if len(args) < 1:
         parser.error("ansible host not set")
     elif len(args) > 1:
-        parser.error("too many arguments")
+        parser.error("too many arguments: %s" % ",".join(args))
 
     return options, args
 
diff --git a/utils/ansible-ipa-replica-install b/utils/ansible-ipa-replica-install
index f894bd84..3c9f7328 100755
--- a/utils/ansible-ipa-replica-install
+++ b/utils/ansible-ipa-replica-install
@@ -290,7 +290,7 @@ def parse_options():
     if len(args) < 1:
         parser.error("ansible host not set")
     elif len(args) > 1:
-        parser.error("too many arguments")
+        parser.error("too many arguments: %s" % ",".join(args))
 
     return options, args
 
diff --git a/utils/ansible-ipa-server-install b/utils/ansible-ipa-server-install
index 82be5fe5..65a9afc2 100755
--- a/utils/ansible-ipa-server-install
+++ b/utils/ansible-ipa-server-install
@@ -326,7 +326,7 @@ def parse_options():
     if len(args) < 1:
         parser.error("ansible host not set")
     elif len(args) > 1:
-        parser.error("too many arguments")
+        parser.error("too many arguments: %s" % ",".join(args))
 
     return options, args