diff --git a/src/commands/actors/info.ts b/src/commands/actors/info.ts
index 99d025801..2ab6f068a 100644
--- a/src/commands/actors/info.ts
+++ b/src/commands/actors/info.ts
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ export class ActorsInfoCommand extends ApifyCommand<typeof ActorsInfoCommand> {
 
 		if (!ctx.valid) {
 			error({
-				message: `${ctx.reason}. Please specify the Actor ID.`,
+				message: `${ctx.reason}.`,
 				stdout: true,
 			});
 
diff --git a/src/commands/builds/create.ts b/src/commands/builds/create.ts
index 6a408b53f..82f105274 100644
--- a/src/commands/builds/create.ts
+++ b/src/commands/builds/create.ts
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ export class BuildsCreateCommand extends ApifyCommand<typeof BuildsCreateCommand
 
 		if (!ctx.valid) {
 			error({
-				message: `${ctx.reason}. Please run this command in an Actor directory, or specify the Actor ID.`,
+				message: `${ctx.reason}.`,
 				stdout: true,
 			});
 
diff --git a/src/commands/builds/ls.ts b/src/commands/builds/ls.ts
index 8b32cf9ef..34a40bcdb 100644
--- a/src/commands/builds/ls.ts
+++ b/src/commands/builds/ls.ts
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ export class BuildsLsCommand extends ApifyCommand<typeof BuildsLsCommand> {
 
 		if (!ctx.valid) {
 			error({
-				message: `${ctx.reason}. Please run this command in an Actor directory, or specify the Actor ID.`,
+				message: `${ctx.reason}.`,
 				stdout: true,
 			});
 
diff --git a/src/commands/runs/ls.ts b/src/commands/runs/ls.ts
index 0fbfe16c2..56ef7e42f 100644
--- a/src/commands/runs/ls.ts
+++ b/src/commands/runs/ls.ts
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ export class RunsLsCommand extends ApifyCommand<typeof RunsLsCommand> {
 
 		if (!ctx.valid) {
 			error({
-				message: `${ctx.reason}. Please run this command in an Actor directory, or specify the Actor ID.`,
+				message: `${ctx.reason}.`,
 			});
 
 			return;
diff --git a/src/lib/commands/resolve-actor-context.ts b/src/lib/commands/resolve-actor-context.ts
index bc0ed27c7..d293a4f7d 100644
--- a/src/lib/commands/resolve-actor-context.ts
+++ b/src/lib/commands/resolve-actor-context.ts
@@ -85,6 +85,7 @@ export async function resolveActorContext({
 
 	return {
 		valid: false as const,
-		reason: 'Unable to detect what Actor to create a build for',
+		reason:
+			'No Actor specified. Pass an Actor ID or "username/name", or run this command from an Actor project directory',
 	};
 }