diff --git a/pkg/config/app.go b/pkg/config/app.go
index 3c2d82fa..03ba0e89 100644
--- a/pkg/config/app.go
+++ b/pkg/config/app.go
@@ -153,7 +153,7 @@ func LoadAppFiles(servers ...string) (AppFiles, error) {
 		serverDir := path.Join(SERVERS_DIR, server)
 		files, err := getAllFilesInDirectory(serverDir)
 		if err != nil {
-			return nil, err
+			return nil, fmt.Errorf("server %s doesn't exist? Run \"abra server ls\" to check", server)
 		}
 		for _, file := range files {
 			appName := strings.TrimSuffix(file.Name(), ".env")