diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index a972451137..a891f5b6ac 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@
 - **scoop-checkup:** Change the message level of helpers from ERROR to WARN ([#5549](https://github.com/ScoopInstaller/Scoop/issues/5614))
 - **scoop-(un)hold:** Correct output the messages when manifest not found, (already|not) held ([#5519](https://github.com/ScoopInstaller/Scoop/issues/5519))
 - **scoop-update:** Change error message to a better instruction ([#5677](https://github.com/ScoopInstaller/Scoop/issues/5677))
+- **manifest:** Correct source of manifest ([#5575](https://github.com/ScoopInstaller/Scoop/issues/5575))
 - **shim:** Check literal path in `Get-ShimPath` ([#5680](https://github.com/ScoopInstaller/Scoop/issues/5680))
 - **shim:** Avoid unexpected output of `list` subcommand ([#5681](https://github.com/ScoopInstaller/Scoop/issues/5681))
 - **scoop:** Do not call `scoop` externally from inside the code ([#5695](https://github.com/ScoopInstaller/Scoop/issues/5695))
diff --git a/lib/depends.ps1 b/lib/depends.ps1
index 9c8d29042d..bd4ed19cf2 100644
--- a/lib/depends.ps1
+++ b/lib/depends.ps1
@@ -37,9 +37,9 @@ function Get-Dependency {
 
         if (!$manifest) {
             if (((Get-LocalBucket) -notcontains $bucket) -and $bucket) {
-                warn "Bucket '$bucket' not installed. Add it with 'scoop bucket add $bucket' or 'scoop bucket add $bucket <repo>'."
+                warn "Bucket '$bucket' not added. Add it with $(if($bucket -in (known_buckets)) { "'scoop bucket add $bucket' or " })'scoop bucket add $bucket <repo>'."
             }
-            abort "Couldn't find manifest for '$AppName'$(if(!$bucket) { '.' } else { " from '$bucket' bucket." })"
+            abort "Couldn't find manifest for '$AppName'$(if($bucket) { " from '$bucket' bucket" } elseif($url) { " at '$url'" })."
         }
 
         $deps = @(Get-InstallationHelper $manifest $Architecture) + @($manifest.depends) | Select-Object -Unique
diff --git a/lib/install.ps1 b/lib/install.ps1
index 519c26403d..822385d0cf 100644
--- a/lib/install.ps1
+++ b/lib/install.ps1
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ function install_app($app, $architecture, $global, $suggested, $use_cache = $tru
     $app, $manifest, $bucket, $url = Get-Manifest $app
 
     if(!$manifest) {
-        abort "Couldn't find manifest for '$app'$(if($url) { " at the URL $url" })."
+        abort "Couldn't find manifest for '$app'$(if($bucket) { " from '$bucket' bucket" } elseif($url) { " at '$url'" })."
     }
 
     $version = $manifest.version
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ function install_app($app, $architecture, $global, $suggested, $use_cache = $tru
             return
         }
     }
-    Write-Output "Installing '$app' ($version) [$architecture]$(if ($bucket) { " from $bucket bucket" })"
+    Write-Output "Installing '$app' ($version) [$architecture]$(if ($bucket) { " from '$bucket' bucket" } else { " from '$url'" })"
 
     $dir = ensure (versiondir $app $version $global)
     $original_dir = $dir # keep reference to real (not linked) directory
diff --git a/lib/manifest.ps1 b/lib/manifest.ps1
index 8b8a685736..5e0d9fe2c2 100644
--- a/lib/manifest.ps1
+++ b/lib/manifest.ps1
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ function parse_json($path) {
     try {
         Get-Content $path -Raw -Encoding UTF8 | ConvertFrom-Json -ErrorAction Stop
     } catch {
-        warn "Error parsing JSON at $path."
+        warn "Error parsing JSON at '$path'."
     }
 }
 
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ function url_manifest($url) {
     try {
         $str | ConvertFrom-Json -ErrorAction Stop
     } catch {
-        warn "Error parsing JSON at $url."
+        warn "Error parsing JSON at '$url'."
     }
 }
 
@@ -44,24 +44,23 @@ function Get-Manifest($app) {
         if ($bucket) {
             $manifest = manifest $app $bucket
         } else {
-            foreach ($bucket in Get-LocalBucket) {
-                $manifest = manifest $app $bucket
+            foreach ($tekcub in Get-LocalBucket) {
+                $manifest = manifest $app $tekcub
                 if ($manifest) {
+                    $bucket = $tekcub
                     break
                 }
             }
         }
         if (!$manifest) {
             # couldn't find app in buckets: check if it's a local path
-            $appPath = $app
-            $bucket = $null
-            if (!$appPath.EndsWith('.json')) {
-                $appPath += '.json'
-            }
-            if (Test-Path $appPath) {
-                $url = Convert-Path $appPath
+            if (Test-Path $app) {
+                $url = Convert-Path $app
                 $app = appname_from_url $url
                 $manifest = url_manifest $url
+            } else {
+                if (($app -match '\\/') -or $app.EndsWith('.json')) { $url = $app }
+                $app = appname_from_url $app
             }
         }
     }
diff --git a/libexec/scoop-cat.ps1 b/libexec/scoop-cat.ps1
index 3e840c7149..5cf363162d 100644
--- a/libexec/scoop-cat.ps1
+++ b/libexec/scoop-cat.ps1
@@ -14,14 +14,14 @@ if (!$app) { error '<app> missing'; my_usage; exit 1 }
 $null, $manifest, $bucket, $url = Get-Manifest $app
 
 if ($manifest) {
-        $style = get_config CAT_STYLE
-        if ($style) {
-                $manifest | ConvertToPrettyJson | bat --no-paging --style $style --language json
-        } else {
-                $manifest | ConvertToPrettyJson
-        }
+    $style = get_config CAT_STYLE
+    if ($style) {
+        $manifest | ConvertToPrettyJson | bat --no-paging --style $style --language json
+    } else {
+        $manifest | ConvertToPrettyJson
+    }
 } else {
-        abort "Couldn't find manifest for '$app'$(if($url) { " at the URL $url" })."
+    abort "Couldn't find manifest for '$app'$(if($bucket) { " from '$bucket' bucket" } elseif($url) { " at '$url'" })."
 }
 
 exit $exitCode
diff --git a/libexec/scoop-download.ps1 b/libexec/scoop-download.ps1
index 3ab2fa2867..ef43f8f41d 100644
--- a/libexec/scoop-download.ps1
+++ b/libexec/scoop-download.ps1
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ foreach ($curr_app in $apps) {
     }
 
     if(!$manifest) {
-        error "Couldn't find manifest for '$app'$(if($url) { " at the URL $url" })."
+        error "Couldn't find manifest for '$app'$(if($bucket) { " from '$bucket' bucket" } elseif($url) { " at '$url'" })."
         continue
     }
     $version = $manifest.version