diff --git a/pyfpdb/GuiBulkImport.py b/pyfpdb/GuiBulkImport.py
index 7388af24..69fc3484 100755
--- a/pyfpdb/GuiBulkImport.py
+++ b/pyfpdb/GuiBulkImport.py
@@ -344,7 +344,7 @@ def main(argv=None):
                     help=_("Input file in quiet mode"))
     parser.add_option("-q", "--quiet", action="store_false", dest="gui", default=True,
                     help=_("don't start gui; deprecated (just give a filename with -f)."))
-    parser.add_option("-c", "--convert", dest="filtername", default="PokerStars", metavar="FILTER",
+    parser.add_option("-c", "--convert", dest="filtername", default=None, metavar="FILTER",
                     help=_("Conversion filter (*Full Tilt Poker, PokerStars, Everleaf, Absolute)"))
     parser.add_option("-x", "--failOnError", action="store_true", default=False,
                     help=_("If this option is passed it quits when it encounters any error"))
@@ -389,6 +389,8 @@ def main(argv=None):
         main_window.show()
         gtk.main()
     else:
+        if not options.filtername:
+            print _("You  have to select a site with the -c parameter. E.g.:"), "Everleaf   converter: ./GuiBulkImport.py -c Everleaf -f filename"
         #Do something useful
         importer = fpdb_import.Importer(False,settings, config, None)
         # importer.setDropIndexes("auto")