diff --git a/R/check_predictions.R b/R/check_predictions.R
index b39cd6458..8ce1edd0c 100644
--- a/R/check_predictions.R
+++ b/R/check_predictions.R
@@ -11,6 +11,9 @@
 #'   of frequentist models (e.g., `lm`, `merMod`, `glmmTMB`, ...). For Bayesian
 #'   models, the model is passed to [`bayesplot::pp_check()`].
 #'
+#'   If `check_model()` doesn't work as expected, try setting `verbose = TRUE`
+#'   to get hints about possible problems.
+#'
 #' @param object A statistical model.
 #' @param iterations The number of draws to simulate/bootstrap.
 #' @param check_range Logical, if `TRUE`, includes a plot with the minimum
@@ -53,6 +56,9 @@
 #' package that imports **bayesplot** such as **rstanarm** or **brms**)
 #' is loaded, `pp_check()` is also available as an alias for `check_predictions()`.
 #'
+#' If `check_model()` doesn't work as expected, try setting `verbose = TRUE` to
+#' get hints about possible problems.
+#'
 #' @family functions to check model assumptions and and assess model quality
 #'
 #' @references
diff --git a/man/check_predictions.Rd b/man/check_predictions.Rd
index 6c13fc0d5..c4882ca0c 100644
--- a/man/check_predictions.Rd
+++ b/man/check_predictions.Rd
@@ -63,6 +63,9 @@ simulated data" (\emph{Gelman et al. 2014, p. 169}).
 \strong{performance} provides posterior predictive check methods for a variety
 of frequentist models (e.g., \code{lm}, \code{merMod}, \code{glmmTMB}, ...). For Bayesian
 models, the model is passed to \code{\link[bayesplot:pp_check]{bayesplot::pp_check()}}.
+
+If \code{check_model()} doesn't work as expected, try setting \code{verbose = TRUE}
+to get hints about possible problems.
 }
 \details{
 An example how posterior predictive checks can also be used for model
@@ -78,6 +81,9 @@ Every model object that has a \code{simulate()}-method should work with
 \code{check_predictions()}. On R 3.6.0 and higher, if \strong{bayesplot} (or a
 package that imports \strong{bayesplot} such as \strong{rstanarm} or \strong{brms})
 is loaded, \code{pp_check()} is also available as an alias for \code{check_predictions()}.
+
+If \code{check_model()} doesn't work as expected, try setting \code{verbose = TRUE} to
+get hints about possible problems.
 }
 \examples{
 \dontshow{if (require("see")) (if (getRversion() >= "3.4") withAutoprint else force)(\{ # examplesIf}