diff --git a/ui/fixtures/cmd.basic.json b/ui/fixtures/cmd.basic.json
index 3216fd5..789c753 100644
--- a/ui/fixtures/cmd.basic.json
+++ b/ui/fixtures/cmd.basic.json
@@ -3,13 +3,19 @@
 	"title": "Test no ident",
 	"cmd": [ "list", "afile" ],
 	"exit": 1,
-	"stderr": "ERROR: Identity not created, create w/ -g.\n"
+	"stderr": "ERROR: Identity not created, create w/ genident.\n"
 },
 {
 	"title": "gen ident",
 	"cmd": [ "genident", "name=A Test User" ],
 	"exit": 0
 },
+{
+	"title": "gen ident",
+	"cmd": [ "genident", "name=A Test User" ],
+	"exit": 1,
+        "stderr": "Error: Identity already created.\n"
+},
 {
 	"title": "print ident",
 	"cmd": [ "ident" ],
diff --git a/ui/medashare/cli.py b/ui/medashare/cli.py
index a640f67..75d37ed 100644
--- a/ui/medashare/cli.py
+++ b/ui/medashare/cli.py
@@ -609,7 +609,7 @@ def get_persona(options):
 	try:
 		persona = Persona.load(identfname)
 	except FileNotFoundError:
-		print('ERROR: Identity not created, create w/ -g.',
+		print('ERROR: Identity not created, create w/ genident.',
 		    file=sys.stderr)
 		sys.exit(1)
 
@@ -1246,6 +1246,7 @@ class _TestCases(unittest.TestCase):
 			os.chdir(self.tempdir)
 			self.run_command_file(i)
 
+	# XXX - the following test may no longer be needed
 	def test_main(self):
 		# Test the main runner, this is only testing things that are
 		# specific to running the program, like where the store is
@@ -1286,7 +1287,7 @@ class _TestCases(unittest.TestCase):
 
 				# with the correct error message
 				self.assertEqual(stderr.getvalue(),
-				    'ERROR: Identity not created, create w/ -g.\n')
+				    'ERROR: Identity not created, create w/ genident.\n')
 
 		with mock.patch('os.path.expanduser', side_effect=expandusermock) \
 		    as eu: