From 278fc153cb6b7a1ced70e79cb8d3f5d56e156687 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Chase Fleming <1666730+chasefleming@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Mon, 18 Nov 2024 13:52:30 -0800
Subject: [PATCH] Improve the config missing message

---
 internal/emulator/start.go | 2 +-
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/internal/emulator/start.go b/internal/emulator/start.go
index 5e62ae717..c37b0d775 100644
--- a/internal/emulator/start.go
+++ b/internal/emulator/start.go
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ func configuredServiceKey(
 		state, err = flowkit.Load(command.Flags.ConfigPaths, loader)
 		if err != nil {
 			if errors.Is(err, config.ErrDoesNotExist) {
-				exitf(1, "🙏 Configuration is missing, initialize it with: 'flow init' and then rerun this command.")
+				exitf(1, "🙏 Configuration (flow.json) is missing, are you in the correct directory? If you are trying to create a new project, initialize it with 'flow init' and then rerun this command.")
 			} else {
 				exitf(1, err.Error())
 			}