diff --git a/src/main/scala/net/virtualvoid/sbt/graph/Plugin.scala b/src/main/scala/net/virtualvoid/sbt/graph/Plugin.scala
index e061bf988..effee1686 100755
--- a/src/main/scala/net/virtualvoid/sbt/graph/Plugin.scala
+++ b/src/main/scala/net/virtualvoid/sbt/graph/Plugin.scala
@@ -63,5 +63,7 @@ object Plugin extends sbt.Plugin {
   def crossName(ivyModule: IvySbt#Module) =
     ivyModule.moduleSettings match {
       case ic: InlineConfiguration => ic.module.name
+      case _ =>
+        throw new IllegalStateException("sbt-dependency-graph plugin currently only supports InlineConfiguration of ivy settings (the default in sbt)")
     }
 }
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