diff --git a/src/commands/actors/info.ts b/src/commands/actors/info.ts
index 839ea250f..504ac7a19 100644
--- a/src/commands/actors/info.ts
+++ b/src/commands/actors/info.ts
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ export class ActorsInfoCommand extends ApifyCommand<typeof ActorsInfoCommand> {
 
 		if (!ctx.valid) {
 			error({
-				message: `${ctx.reason}. Please specify the Actor ID.`,
+				message: `${ctx.reason}. Check that the ID or name is correct and that your API token has access to this Actor.`,
 				stdout: true,
 			});
 
diff --git a/src/commands/builds/create.ts b/src/commands/builds/create.ts
index 7e386b6ce..3d3ffc8e6 100644
--- a/src/commands/builds/create.ts
+++ b/src/commands/builds/create.ts
@@ -83,7 +83,9 @@ export class BuildsCreateCommand extends ApifyCommand<typeof BuildsCreateCommand
 
 		if (!ctx.valid) {
 			error({
-				message: `${ctx.reason}. Please run this command in an Actor directory, or specify the Actor ID.`,
+				message: actorId
+					? `${ctx.reason}. Check that the ID or name is correct and that your API token has access to this Actor.`
+					: `${ctx.reason}. Run this command in an Actor directory, or specify the Actor ID.`,
 				stdout: true,
 			});
 
diff --git a/src/commands/builds/ls.ts b/src/commands/builds/ls.ts
index db7f9c1cc..591671e00 100644
--- a/src/commands/builds/ls.ts
+++ b/src/commands/builds/ls.ts
@@ -77,7 +77,9 @@ export class BuildsLsCommand extends ApifyCommand<typeof BuildsLsCommand> {
 
 		if (!ctx.valid) {
 			error({
-				message: `${ctx.reason}. Please run this command in an Actor directory, or specify the Actor ID.`,
+				message: actorId
+					? `${ctx.reason}. Check that the ID or name is correct and that your API token has access to this Actor.`
+					: `${ctx.reason}. Run this command in an Actor directory, or specify the Actor ID.`,
 				stdout: true,
 			});
 
diff --git a/src/commands/runs/ls.ts b/src/commands/runs/ls.ts
index e4808979d..a17cec39b 100644
--- a/src/commands/runs/ls.ts
+++ b/src/commands/runs/ls.ts
@@ -87,7 +87,9 @@ export class RunsLsCommand extends ApifyCommand<typeof RunsLsCommand> {
 
 		if (!ctx.valid) {
 			error({
-				message: `${ctx.reason}. Please run this command in an Actor directory, or specify the Actor ID.`,
+				message: actorId
+					? `${ctx.reason}. Check that the ID or name is correct and that your API token has access to this Actor.`
+					: `${ctx.reason}. Run this command in an Actor directory, or specify the Actor ID.`,
 			});
 
 			return;