diff --git a/src/recovery/password.html b/src/recovery/password.html
index b4d290e..ffa242d 100644
--- a/src/recovery/password.html
+++ b/src/recovery/password.html
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@
         listener.preventDefault();
         const option = document.getElementById('options').value.toString();
         if (option === '') {
-            alert("Need to implement this");
+            document.getElementById('formStatus').innerHTML = "<span style='background-color: red; color: white'>Failure: Please select an option, then try again</span>";
         } else {
             const formData = new FormData(formEl);
             const value = formData.get('value');