diff --git a/lib/pact/pact_broker/fetch_pact_uris_for_verification.rb b/lib/pact/pact_broker/fetch_pact_uris_for_verification.rb
index 42ac64b3..1eecad23 100644
--- a/lib/pact/pact_broker/fetch_pact_uris_for_verification.rb
+++ b/lib/pact/pact_broker/fetch_pact_uris_for_verification.rb
@@ -101,11 +101,11 @@ def log_message
 
       def handling_no_pacts_found
         pacts_found = yield
-        if pacts_found.blank? && options[:fail_if_no_pacts_found] != false
-          raise "No pacts found to verify"
-        else
-          pacts_found
+        raise "No pacts found to verify" if pacts_found.blank? && options[:fail_if_no_pacts_found] != false
+        if pacts_found.blank? && options[:fail_if_no_pacts_found] == false
+          Pact.configuration.output_stream.puts "WARN: No pacts found to verify & fail_if_no_pacts_found is set to false."
         end
+        pacts_found
       end
     end
   end