diff --git a/cmd/ci_run_test.go b/cmd/ci_run_test.go
index 22ed6e6f..6c3782e3 100644
--- a/cmd/ci_run_test.go
+++ b/cmd/ci_run_test.go
@@ -123,7 +123,7 @@ func Test_getCIRunOptions(t *testing.T) {
 			[]string{},
 			nil, // https://gitlab.com/zaquestion/test project ID
 			"",
-			"gitlab project not found",
+			"gitlab project not found, verify you have access to the requested resource",
 		},
 	}
 
diff --git a/internal/gitlab/gitlab.go b/internal/gitlab/gitlab.go
index 009f9a5a..2d31a6af 100644
--- a/internal/gitlab/gitlab.go
+++ b/internal/gitlab/gitlab.go
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ import (
 
 var (
 	// ErrProjectNotFound is returned when a GitLab project cannot be found.
-	ErrProjectNotFound = errors.New("gitlab project not found")
+	ErrProjectNotFound = errors.New("gitlab project not found, verify you have access to the requested resource")
 )
 
 var (