diff --git a/src/main/scala/net/virtualvoid/sbt/graph/util/AsciiTreeLayout.scala b/src/main/scala/net/virtualvoid/sbt/graph/util/AsciiTreeLayout.scala
index 1e6ce563a..24b8d6063 100644
--- a/src/main/scala/net/virtualvoid/sbt/graph/util/AsciiTreeLayout.scala
+++ b/src/main/scala/net/virtualvoid/sbt/graph/util/AsciiTreeLayout.scala
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ object AsciiTreeLayout {
       else s
     def toAsciiLines(node: A, level: Int, parents: Set[A]): Vector[String] =
       if (parents contains node) // cycle
-        Vector(limitLine((twoSpaces * level) + "#-" + display(node)))
+        Vector(limitLine((twoSpaces * level) + "#-" + display(node) + " (cycle)"))
       else {
         val line = limitLine((twoSpaces * level) + (if (level == 0) "" else "+-") + display(node))
         val cs = Vector(children(node): _*)
diff --git a/src/test/scala/net/virtualvoid/sbt/graph/util/AsciiTreeLayoutSpecs.scala b/src/test/scala/net/virtualvoid/sbt/graph/util/AsciiTreeLayoutSpecs.scala
index 94fd5c825..097b7adf6 100644
--- a/src/test/scala/net/virtualvoid/sbt/graph/util/AsciiTreeLayoutSpecs.scala
+++ b/src/test/scala/net/virtualvoid/sbt/graph/util/AsciiTreeLayoutSpecs.scala
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ class AsciiTreeLayoutSpecs extends Specification {
           |  | | +-3
           |  | |\u0020
           |  | +-5
-          |  |   #-1
+          |  |   #-1 (cycle)
           |  |   +-4
           |  |   | +-3
           |  |   |\u0020