diff --git a/client/src/emv/cmdemv.c b/client/src/emv/cmdemv.c
index 7309d30fe..36a7eec74 100644
--- a/client/src/emv/cmdemv.c
+++ b/client/src/emv/cmdemv.c
@@ -799,6 +799,16 @@ static int CmdEMVSearch(const char *Cmd) {
     struct tlvdb *t = tlvdb_fixed(1, strlen(al), (const unsigned char *)al);
 
     if (EMVSearch(channel, activateField, leaveSignalON, decodeTLV, t, false)) {
+
+        PrintAndLogEx(FAILED, "Search failed, no answer from the card");
+
+        // Without activation the ARM never reads the ATR, so it does not know
+        // which protocols the card offers and cannot redirect a T=0 request to
+        // a T=1 only card. That used to end here without a word.
+        if ((channel == CC_CONTACT) && (activateField == false)) {
+            PrintAndLogEx(HINT, "Hint: the card is activated by `" _YELLOW_("-s") "`, try `" _YELLOW_("emv search -w -s") "`");
+        }
+
         tlvdb_free(t);
         SetAPDULogging(false);
         return PM3_ERFTRANS;
diff --git a/client/src/emv/emvcore.c b/client/src/emv/emvcore.c
index 985c3b769..24671a068 100644
--- a/client/src/emv/emvcore.c
+++ b/client/src/emv/emvcore.c
@@ -266,6 +266,11 @@ void TLVPrintAIDlistFromSelectTLV(struct tlvdb *tlv) {
         ttmp = tlvdb_find_next(ttmp, 0x6f);
     }
 
+    if (n == 0) {
+        PrintAndLogEx(INFO, "No applications found");
+        return;
+    }
+
     size_t w_aid  = strlen("AID");
     size_t w_prio = strlen("Priority");
     size_t w_name = strlen("Name");
@@ -289,10 +294,6 @@ void TLVPrintAIDlistFromSelectTLV(struct tlvdb *tlv) {
                   (int)w_aid, "AID", (int)w_prio, "Priority", (int)w_name, "Name");
     PrintAndLogEx(INFO, "%s", rule);
 
-    if (n == 0) {
-        PrintAndLogEx(INFO, "| %-*s |", (int)(w_aid + w_prio + w_name + 6), "none");
-    }
-
     for (size_t i = 0; i < n; i++) {
         PrintAndLogEx(INFO, "| " _YELLOW_("%-*s") " | %-*s | " _CYAN_("%-*s") " |",
                       (int)w_aid, rows[i].aid,