diff --git a/components/chainhook-cli/src/config/mod.rs b/components/chainhook-cli/src/config/mod.rs
index cba31806e..80ad2215b 100644
--- a/components/chainhook-cli/src/config/mod.rs
+++ b/components/chainhook-cli/src/config/mod.rs
@@ -357,7 +357,7 @@ impl Config {
             (false, true, false, _) => Config::testnet_default(),
             (false, false, true, _) => Config::mainnet_default(),
             (false, false, false, Some(config_path)) => Config::from_file_path(config_path)?,
-            _ => Err("Invalid combination of arguments".to_string())?,
+            _ => Err("Must include environment flag (for example --devnet)".to_string())?,
         };
         Ok(config)
     }
diff --git a/components/chainhook-cli/src/config/tests/mod.rs b/components/chainhook-cli/src/config/tests/mod.rs
index fa48fe655..c63eb2a13 100644
--- a/components/chainhook-cli/src/config/tests/mod.rs
+++ b/components/chainhook-cli/src/config/tests/mod.rs
@@ -178,5 +178,5 @@ fn it_has_default_config_for_each_network() {
     let config = Config::default(false, false, false, &Some(path)).unwrap();
     assert_eq!(config.network.bitcoin_network, BitcoinNetwork::Regtest);
     assert_eq!(config.network.stacks_network, StacksNetwork::Devnet);
-    Config::default(true, true, false, &None).expect_err("expected invalid combination error");
+    Config::default(true, true, false, &None).expect_err("expected missing environment flag error");
 }