diff --git a/designateclient/cli/base.py b/designateclient/cli/base.py
index 890850a..356445f 100644
--- a/designateclient/cli/base.py
+++ b/designateclient/cli/base.py
@@ -52,7 +52,10 @@ class Command(CliffCommand):
 
             self.error_output(parsed_args, columns, values)
         except ks_exceptions.EndpointNotFound as e:
-            self.app.log.error("No endpoint was found: %s", e.message)
+            self.app.log.error('No endpoint was found. You must provide a'
+                               'username or user id via --os-username, '
+                               '--os-user-id, env[OS_USERNAME] or '
+                               'env[OS_USER_ID]')
 
             return 1