diff --git a/src/lib/commands/lten.c b/src/lib/commands/lten.c
index a770f4c4..f5df960d 100644
--- a/src/lib/commands/lten.c
+++ b/src/lib/commands/lten.c
@@ -71,8 +71,11 @@ ltend(void)
     if (!snxtitem(&tenders, EF_SHIP, player->argp[2], "Tender(s)? "))
 	return RET_SYN;
     while (nxtitem(&tenders, &tender)) {
-	if (!player->owner)
+	if (!player->owner) {
+	    if (tenders.sel == NS_LIST)
+		pr("You don't own ship #%d!\n", tender.shp_uid);
 	    continue;
+	}
 	if (!(p = getstarg(player->argp[3], "Amount to transfer? ", buf)))
 	    return RET_FAIL;
 	if (!check_ship_ok(&tender))
@@ -98,8 +101,11 @@ ltend(void)
 	    return RET_FAIL;
 	total = 0;
 	while (nxtitem(&targets, &target)) {
-	    if (!player->owner)
+	    if (!player->owner) {
+		if (targets.sel == NS_LIST)
+		    pr("You don't own land unit #%d!\n", target.lnd_uid);
 		continue;
+	    }
 	    if (target.lnd_ship != tender.shp_uid) {
 		if (targets.sel == NS_LIST)
 		    pr("%s is not on %s!\n",
diff --git a/src/lib/commands/tend.c b/src/lib/commands/tend.c
index a8d9c4b4..25a054dc 100644
--- a/src/lib/commands/tend.c
+++ b/src/lib/commands/tend.c
@@ -84,8 +84,11 @@ tend(void)
 	return RET_SYN;
 
     while (nxtitem(&tenders, &tender)) {
-	if (!player->owner)
+	if (!player->owner) {
+	    if (tenders.sel == NS_LIST)
+		pr("You don't own ship #%d!\n", tender.shp_uid);
 	    continue;
+	}
 	if (type == EF_LAND) {
 	    sprintf(prompt, "Land unit(s) to tend from %s? ",
 		    prship(&tender));
@@ -214,8 +217,11 @@ tend_land(struct shpstr *tenderp, char *units)
 	return RET_SYN;
 
     while (nxtitem(&lni, &land)) {
-	if (!player->owner)
+	if (!player->owner) {
+	    if (lni.sel == NS_LIST)
+		pr("You don't own land unit #%d!\n", land.lnd_uid);
 	    continue;
+	}
 	if (land.lnd_ship != tenderp->shp_uid) {
 	    if (lni.sel == NS_LIST)
 		pr("%s is not on %s!\n", prland(&land), prship(tenderp));
diff --git a/tests/load-tend/03-tend-1 b/tests/load-tend/03-tend-1
index 9d012e0f..c51b8d81 100644
--- a/tests/load-tend/03-tend-1
+++ b/tests/load-tend/03-tend-1
@@ -31,7 +31,6 @@ tend f -1
 tend f n
 | foreign tender
 tend f 160/162/163/164
-| usability: does nothing silently
 | invalid amount
 | impossible, as crap is mapped to zero
 | invalid target
@@ -129,7 +128,6 @@ f
 tend land -1
 | foreign tender
 tend land 160/162/163/164
-| usability: does nothing silently
 | invalid land
 tend land 150 -1
 | invalid target
diff --git a/tests/load-tend/05-ltend-1 b/tests/load-tend/05-ltend-1
index 987a54c4..bc0bb0f7 100644
--- a/tests/load-tend/05-ltend-1
+++ b/tests/load-tend/05-ltend-1
@@ -20,7 +20,6 @@ ltend f -1
 ltend f n
 | foreign tender
 ltend f 212
-| usability: does nothing silently
 | invalid amount
 | impossible, as crap is mapped to zero
 | invalid target
diff --git a/tests/load-tend/journal.log b/tests/load-tend/journal.log
index c1d558b3..c5f61807 100644
--- a/tests/load-tend/journal.log
+++ b/tests/load-tend/journal.log
@@ -2101,6 +2101,10 @@
     Play#1 output Play#1 6 0 423
     Play#1 input tend f 160/162/163/164
     Play#1 command tend
+    Play#1 output Play#1 1 You don't own ship #160!
+    Play#1 output Play#1 1 You don't own ship #162!
+    Play#1 output Play#1 1 You don't own ship #163!
+    Play#1 output Play#1 1 You don't own ship #164!
     Play#1 output Play#1 6 0 422
     Play#1 input tend f 150 1 -1
     Play#1 command tend
@@ -2168,6 +2172,10 @@
     Play#1 output Play#1 6 0 409
     Play#1 input tend f 160/162/163/164 -1 166
     Play#1 command tend
+    Play#1 output Play#1 1 You don't own ship #160!
+    Play#1 output Play#1 1 You don't own ship #162!
+    Play#1 output Play#1 1 You don't own ship #163!
+    Play#1 output Play#1 1 You don't own ship #164!
     Play#1 output Play#1 6 0 408
     Play#1 input tend f 166 -1 160/162/163/164
     Play#1 command tend
@@ -2283,6 +2291,10 @@
     Play#1 output Play#1 6 0 396
     Play#1 input tend land 160/162/163/164
     Play#1 command tend
+    Play#1 output Play#1 1 You don't own ship #160!
+    Play#1 output Play#1 1 You don't own ship #162!
+    Play#1 output Play#1 1 You don't own ship #163!
+    Play#1 output Play#1 1 You don't own ship #164!
     Play#1 output Play#1 6 0 395
     Play#1 input tend land 150 -1
     Play#1 command tend
@@ -2497,6 +2509,7 @@
     Play#1 output Play#1 6 0 376
     Play#1 input ltend f 212
     Play#1 command ltend
+    Play#1 output Play#1 1 You don't own ship #212!
     Play#1 output Play#1 6 0 375
     Play#1 input tend f 200 1 -1
     Play#1 command tend
@@ -2508,6 +2521,7 @@
     Play#1 output Play#1 6 0 373
     Play#1 input ltend f 200 1 26
     Play#1 command ltend
+    Play#1 output Play#1 1 You don't own land unit #26!
     Play#1 output Play#1 1 0 total food transferred off of cs   cargo ship (#200)
     Play#1 output Play#1 6 0 372
     Play#1 input ltend f 200 1 0