diff --git a/kitty/parser.c b/kitty/parser.c
index 3679d09c0..a7e906a98 100644
--- a/kitty/parser.c
+++ b/kitty/parser.c
@@ -460,8 +460,8 @@ dispatch_osc(Screen *screen, PyObject DUMP_UNUSED *dump_callback) {
             REPORT_COMMAND(screen_pop_dynamic_colors);
             screen_pop_colors(screen, 0);
             break;
-        // OSC 697 is used by Fig and can be ignored
         case 697:
+            REPORT_ERROR("Ignoring OSC 697, typically used by Fig for shell integration");
             break;
         default:
             REPORT_ERROR("Unknown OSC code: %u", code);