diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 58204a4..494e76a 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ The format is based on [Keep a Changelog](https://keepachangelog.com/en/1.0.0/).
 ### Fixed
 - `/pl edit` and `/pl remove` now treat `lineIndex` as 1-based, matching `COMMANDS.md`/`USER_GUIDE.md`, instead of silently indexing into the lore list as 0-based
 - `/pl edit` and `/pl remove` no longer throw an uncaught exception when given a non-numeric index or no index at all; they now send a player-facing error message
+- `/pl add` no longer throws an uncaught exception when invoked with no arguments; it now sends the usage message, matching `/pl edit` and `/pl remove`
 - The default (no-argument) command no longer tells players to type the non-existent `/lp help`; it now correctly says `/pl help`
 
 ## [1.1]
diff --git a/src/main/java/dansplugins/playerlore/commands/AddCommand.java b/src/main/java/dansplugins/playerlore/commands/AddCommand.java
index 9f9664c..42f68fd 100644
--- a/src/main/java/dansplugins/playerlore/commands/AddCommand.java
+++ b/src/main/java/dansplugins/playerlore/commands/AddCommand.java
@@ -38,6 +38,11 @@ public boolean execute(CommandSender commandSender, String[] args) {
         Player player = (Player) commandSender;
 
         // get line of lore
+        if (args.length == 0) {
+            player.sendMessage(ChatColor.RED + "Usage: /pl add \"line of lore\"");
+            return false;
+        }
+
         ArgumentParser argumentParser = new ArgumentParser();
         ArrayList<String> doubleQuoteArgs = argumentParser.getArgumentsInsideDoubleQuotes(args);
         if (doubleQuoteArgs.size() == 0) {
diff --git a/src/test/java/dansplugins/playerlore/commands/AddCommandTest.java b/src/test/java/dansplugins/playerlore/commands/AddCommandTest.java
index 4e25e70..bc6d58a 100644
--- a/src/test/java/dansplugins/playerlore/commands/AddCommandTest.java
+++ b/src/test/java/dansplugins/playerlore/commands/AddCommandTest.java
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 package dansplugins.playerlore.commands;
 
 import static org.junit.jupiter.api.Assertions.assertFalse;
-import static org.junit.jupiter.api.Assertions.assertThrows;
 import static org.junit.jupiter.api.Assertions.assertTrue;
 import static org.mockito.ArgumentMatchers.anyString;
 import static org.mockito.Mockito.mock;
@@ -66,9 +65,11 @@ public void execute_appendsLoreLineWhenItemHasExistingLore() {
     }
 
     @Test
-    public void execute_missingArgs_throwsInsteadOfSendingUsageMessage() {
-        // Unlike EditCommand/RemoveCommand, AddCommand has no args.length guard before parsing (see #10).
-        assertThrows(IllegalArgumentException.class, () -> addCommand.execute(player, new String[]{}));
+    public void execute_rejectsMissingArgs() {
+        boolean result = addCommand.execute(player, new String[]{});
+
+        assertFalse(result);
+        verify(player).sendMessage(ChatColor.RED + "Usage: /pl add \"line of lore\"");
     }
 
     @Test