--- a/tools/tryselect/mach_commands.py
+++ b/tools/tryselect/mach_commands.py
@@ -33,19 +33,23 @@ def syntax_parser():
     return parser
 
 
 def fuzzy_parser():
     from tryselect.selectors.fuzzy import FuzzyParser
     return FuzzyParser()
 
 
-def generic_parser():
+def base_parser():
     from tryselect.cli import BaseTryParser
-    parser = BaseTryParser()
+    return BaseTryParser()
+
+
+def generic_parser():
+    parser = base_parser()
     parser.add_argument('argv', nargs=argparse.REMAINDER)
     return parser
 
 
 @SettingsProvider
 class TryConfig(object):
 
     @classmethod
@@ -139,28 +143,29 @@ class TrySelect(MachCommandBase):
 
           ^start 'exact | !ignore fuzzy end$
         """
         from tryselect.selectors.fuzzy import run_fuzzy_try
         return run_fuzzy_try(**kwargs)
 
     @SubCommand('try',
                 'empty',
-                description='Push to try without scheduling any tasks.')
-    def try_empty(self):
+                description='Push to try without scheduling any tasks.',
+                parser=base_parser)
+    def try_empty(self, **kwargs):
         """Push to try, running no builds or tests
 
         This selector does not prompt you to run anything, it just pushes
         your patches to try, running no builds or tests by default. After
         the push finishes, you can manually add desired jobs to your push
         via Treeherder's Add New Jobs feature, located in the per-push
         menu.
         """
         from tryselect.selectors.empty import run_empty_try
-        return run_empty_try()
+        return run_empty_try(**kwargs)
 
     @SubCommand('try',
                 'syntax',
                 description='Select tasks on try using try syntax',
                 parser=syntax_parser)
     def try_syntax(self, **kwargs):
         """Push the current tree to try, with the specified syntax.
 

--- a/tools/tryselect/selectors/empty.py
+++ b/tools/tryselect/selectors/empty.py
@@ -2,11 +2,12 @@
 # License, v. 2.0. If a copy of the MPL was not distributed with this
 # file, You can obtain one at http://mozilla.org/MPL/2.0/.
 
 from __future__ import absolute_import, print_function, unicode_literals
 
 from ..vcs import VCSHelper
 
 
-def run_empty_try():
+def run_empty_try(message='{msg}', push=True, **kwargs):
     vcs = VCSHelper.create()
-    return vcs.push_to_try("empty", "", [])
+    msg = 'No try selector specified, use "Add New Jobs" to select tasks.'
+    return vcs.push_to_try('empty', message.format(msg=msg), [], push=push)