diff --git a/evalai/main.py b/evalai/main.py
index 57240df46..4beb12213 100644
--- a/evalai/main.py
+++ b/evalai/main.py
@@ -15,8 +15,9 @@ def main(ctx):
     Welcome to the EvalAI CLI.
     """
     if ctx.invoked_subcommand is None:
-        welcome_text = ("Welcome to the EvalAI CLI. Use evalai"
-                        "--help for viewing all the options")
+        welcome_text = ("Welcome to the EvalAI CLI. Use evalai --help for viewing all the options\n"
+                        "CHALLENGE and PHASE placeholders used throughout the CLI are"
+                        " for challenge_id\nand phase_id of the challenges and phases.")
         echo(welcome_text)
 
 
diff --git a/evalai/utils/challenges.py b/evalai/utils/challenges.py
index a8ff050e6..c64817238 100644
--- a/evalai/utils/challenges.py
+++ b/evalai/utils/challenges.py
@@ -243,7 +243,8 @@ def display_challenge_details(challenge):
     except requests.exceptions.HTTPError as err:
         if (response.status_code in EVALAI_ERROR_CODES):
             validate_token(response.json())
-            echo(style("Error: {}".format(response.json()["error"]), fg="red", bold=True))
+            echo(style("\nError: {}".format(response.json()["error"]), fg="red", bold=True))
+            echo(style("\nUse `evalai challenges` to fetch the active challenges.\n", fg="red", bold=True))
         else:
             echo(err)
         sys.exit(1)
@@ -285,7 +286,9 @@ def display_challenge_phase_list(challenge_id):
     except requests.exceptions.HTTPError as err:
         if (response.status_code in EVALAI_ERROR_CODES):
             validate_token(response.json())
-            echo(style("Error: {}".format(response.json()["error"]), fg="red", bold=True))
+            echo(style("\nError: {}".format(response.json()["error"]), fg="red", bold=True))
+            echo(style("\nUse `evalai challenges` to fetch the active challenges.", fg="red", bold=True))
+            echo(style("\nUse `evalai challenge CHALLENGE phases` to fetch the active phases.\n", fg="red", bold=True))
         else:
             echo(err)
         sys.exit(1)
@@ -351,7 +354,11 @@ def display_challenge_phase_detail(challenge_id, phase_id, is_json):
     except requests.exceptions.HTTPError as err:
         if (response.status_code in EVALAI_ERROR_CODES):
             validate_token(response.json())
-            echo(style("Error: {}".format(response.json()["error"]), fg="red", bold=True))
+            echo(style("\nError: {}\n"
+                       "\nUse `evalai challenges` to fetch the active challenges.\n"
+                       "\nUse `evalai challenge CHALLENGE phases` to fetch the "
+                       "active phases.\n".format(response.json()["error"]),
+                       fg="red", bold=True))
         else:
             echo(err)
         sys.exit(1)
@@ -399,9 +406,14 @@ def display_challenge_phase_split_list(challenge_id):
     except requests.exceptions.HTTPError as err:
         if (response.status_code in EVALAI_ERROR_CODES):
             validate_token(response.json())
-            echo(style("Error: {}".format(response.json()["error"], fg="red", bold=True)))
+            echo(style("\nError: {}\n"
+                       "\nUse `evalai challenges` to fetch the active challenges.\n"
+                       "\nUse `evalai challenge CHALLENGE phases` to fetch the "
+                       "active phases.\n".format(response.json()["error"]),
+                       fg="red", bold=True))
         else:
             echo(err)
+        sys.exit(1)
     except requests.exceptions.RequestException as err:
         echo(err)
         sys.exit(1)
diff --git a/evalai/utils/submissions.py b/evalai/utils/submissions.py
index 15ddabea9..3ef0611e1 100644
--- a/evalai/utils/submissions.py
+++ b/evalai/utils/submissions.py
@@ -37,7 +37,11 @@ def make_submission(challenge_id, phase_id, file, submission_metadata={}):
     except requests.exceptions.HTTPError as err:
         if (response.status_code in EVALAI_ERROR_CODES):
             validate_token(response.json())
-            echo(style("Error: {}".format(response.json()["error"]), fg="red", bold=True))
+            echo(style("\nError: {}\n"
+                       "\nUse `evalai challenges` to fetch the active challenges.\n"
+                       "\nUse `evalai challenge CHALLENGE phases` to fetch the "
+                       "active phases.\n".format(response.json()["error"]),
+                       fg="red", bold=True))
         else:
             echo(err)
         sys.exit(1)
@@ -100,7 +104,11 @@ def display_my_submission_details(challenge_id, phase_id, start_date, end_date):
     except requests.exceptions.HTTPError as err:
         if (response.status_code in EVALAI_ERROR_CODES):
             validate_token(response.json())
-            echo(style("Error: {}".format(response.json()["error"]), fg="red", bold=True))
+            echo(style("\nError: {}\n"
+                       "\nUse `evalai challenges` to fetch the active challenges.\n"
+                       "\nUse `evalai challenge CHALLENGE phases` to fetch the "
+                       "active phases.\n".format(response.json()["error"]),
+                       fg="red", bold=True))
         else:
             echo(err)
         sys.exit(1)
@@ -145,7 +153,10 @@ def display_submission_details(submission_id):
     except requests.exceptions.HTTPError as err:
         if (response.status_code in EVALAI_ERROR_CODES):
             validate_token(response.json())
-            echo(style("Error: {}".format(response.json()["error"]), fg="red", bold=True))
+            echo(style("\nError: {}\n"
+                       "\nUse `evalai challenge CHALLENGE phase PHASE submissions` "
+                       "to view your submission.\n".format(response.json()["error"]),
+                       fg="red", bold=True))
         else:
             echo(err)
         sys.exit(1)
diff --git a/evalai/utils/teams.py b/evalai/utils/teams.py
index 7f89ab9f4..492b56df7 100644
--- a/evalai/utils/teams.py
+++ b/evalai/utils/teams.py
@@ -137,7 +137,11 @@ def participate_in_a_challenge(challenge_id, participant_team_id):
     except requests.exceptions.HTTPError as err:
         if (response.status_code in EVALAI_ERROR_CODES):
             validate_token(response.json())
-            echo(style("Error: {}".format(response.json()["error"]), fg="red", bold=True))
+            echo(style("\nError: {}\n"
+                       "\nUse `evalai challenges` to fetch the active challenges.\n"
+                       "\nUse `evalai teams` to fetch your participant "
+                       "teams.\n".format(response.json()["error"]),
+                       fg="red", bold=True))
         else:
             echo(err)
         sys.exit(1)
diff --git a/tests/test_requests.py b/tests/test_requests.py
index 293d83689..e555a4cb2 100644
--- a/tests/test_requests.py
+++ b/tests/test_requests.py
@@ -236,8 +236,10 @@ def setup(self):
     def test_display_submission_details_for_object_does_not_exist(self):
         runner = CliRunner()
         result = runner.invoke(submission, ['9'])
-        response = result.output.rstrip()
-        assert response == self.expected
+        response = result.output.strip()
+        expected = "{}\n\n{}".format(self.expected, "Use `evalai challenge CHALLENGE "
+                                     "phase PHASE submissions` to view your submission.")
+        assert response == expected
 
     @responses.activate
     def test_make_submission_for_object_does_not_exist(self):
@@ -247,8 +249,12 @@ def test_make_submission_for_object_does_not_exist(self):
                 f.write('1 2 3 4 5 6')
 
             result = runner.invoke(challenge, ['1', 'phase', '2', 'submit', "--file", "test_file.txt"], input="N")
-            response = result.output.rstrip()
-            expected = "Do you want to include the Submission Details? [y/N]: N\n{}".format(self.expected)
+            response = result.output.strip()
+
+            expected = "Do you want to include the Submission Details? [y/N]: N\n\n{}".format(self.expected)
+            expected = "{}\n\n{}".format(expected, "Use `evalai challenges` to fetch the active challenges.")
+            expected = "{}\n\n{}".format(expected, "Use `evalai challenge CHALLENGE phases` "
+                                                   "to fetch the active phases.")
             assert response == expected
 
 
@@ -292,7 +298,9 @@ def test_participate_in_a_challenge_when_object_does_not_exist(self):
         runner = CliRunner()
         result = runner.invoke(challenge, ['2', 'participate', '3'])
         response = result.output.rstrip()
-        assert response == self.expected
+        expected = "\n{}\n\n{}".format(self.expected, "Use `evalai challenges` to fetch the active challenges.")
+        expected = "{}\n\n{}".format(expected, "Use `evalai teams` to fetch your participant teams.")
+        assert response == expected
 
 
 class TestTeamsWhenTeamNameAlreadyExists(BaseTestClass):
@@ -338,14 +346,19 @@ def test_display_challenge_phase_list_for_object_does_not_exist(self):
         runner = CliRunner()
         result = runner.invoke(challenge, ['10', 'phases'])
         response = result.output.rstrip()
-        assert response == self.expected
+        expected = "\n{}\n\n{}".format(self.expected, "Use `evalai challenges` to fetch the active challenges.\n"
+                                                      "\nUse `evalai challenge CHALLENGE phases` to fetch the "
+                                                      "active phases.")
+        assert response == expected
 
     @responses.activate
     def test_display_challenge_phase_detail_for_object_does_not_exist(self):
         runner = CliRunner()
         result = runner.invoke(challenge, ['10', 'phase', '20'])
         response = result.output.rstrip()
-        assert response == self.expected
+        expected = "\n{}\n\n{}".format(self.expected, "Use `evalai challenges` to fetch the active challenges.")
+        expected = "{}\n\n{}".format(expected, "Use `evalai challenge CHALLENGE phases` to fetch the active phases.")
+        assert response == expected
 
 
 class TestGetParticipantOrHostTeamChallengesHTTPErrorRequests(BaseTestClass):