diff --git a/pkg/compose/compose.go b/pkg/compose/compose.go
index 60f3e325..fb82c36f 100644
--- a/pkg/compose/compose.go
+++ b/pkg/compose/compose.go
@@ -146,8 +146,8 @@ func UpdateLabel(pattern, serviceName, label, recipeName string) error {
 		}
 
 		if !discovered {
-			logrus.Warn("no existing label found, cannot continue...")
-			logrus.Fatalf("add \"%s\" manually, automagic insertion not supported yet", label)
+			logrus.Warn("no existing label found, automagic insertion not supported yet")
+			logrus.Fatalf("add \"%s\" manually to the 'app' service in %s", label, composeFile)
 		}
 	}