diff --git a/internal/peer/chaincode/common.go b/internal/peer/chaincode/common.go
index 56c743b5e33..5bb4c188515 100644
--- a/internal/peer/chaincode/common.go
+++ b/internal/peer/chaincode/common.go
@@ -492,7 +492,7 @@ func InitCmdFactory(cmdName string, isEndorserRequired, isOrdererRequired bool,
 				return nil, errors.WithMessagef(err, "error getting channel (%s) orderer endpoint", channelID)
 			}
 			if len(orderingEndpoints) == 0 {
-				return nil, errors.Errorf("no orderer endpoints retrieved for channel %s", channelID)
+				return nil, errors.Errorf("no orderer endpoints retrieved for channel %s, pass orderer endpoint with -o flag instead", channelID)
 			}
 			logger.Infof("Retrieved channel (%s) orderer endpoint: %s", channelID, orderingEndpoints[0])
 			// override viper env
diff --git a/internal/peer/lifecycle/chaincode/client_connections.go b/internal/peer/lifecycle/chaincode/client_connections.go
index 1b572f70e3d..c7649929e19 100644
--- a/internal/peer/lifecycle/chaincode/client_connections.go
+++ b/internal/peer/lifecycle/chaincode/client_connections.go
@@ -184,7 +184,7 @@ func (c *ClientConnections) setOrdererClient() error {
 			return errors.WithMessagef(err, "error getting channel (%s) orderer endpoint", channelID)
 		}
 		if len(orderingEndpoints) == 0 {
-			return errors.Errorf("no orderer endpoints retrieved for channel %s", channelID)
+			return errors.Errorf("no orderer endpoints retrieved for channel %s, pass orderer endpoint with -o flag instead", channelID)
 		}
 
 		logger.Infof("Retrieved channel (%s) orderer endpoint: %s", channelID, orderingEndpoints[0])