diff --git a/lib/commands/deploy/index.js b/lib/commands/deploy/index.js
index a97e44ad..cf556c67 100644
--- a/lib/commands/deploy/index.js
+++ b/lib/commands/deploy/index.js
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ const optionModel = require('@src/commands/option-model');
 const profileHelper = require('@src/utils/profile-helper');
 const stringUtils = require('@src/utils/string-utils');
 const CONSTANTS = require('@src/utils/constants');
+const CliFileNotFoundError = require('@src/exceptions/cli-file-not-found-error');
 const helper = require('./helper');
 
 class DeployCommand extends AbstractCommand {
@@ -43,6 +44,10 @@ class DeployCommand extends AbstractCommand {
             new Manifest(manifestPath);
         } catch (err) {
             Messenger.getInstance().error(err);
+
+            if (err instanceof CliFileNotFoundError) {
+                Messenger.getInstance().warn('Please make sure you are in the root directory of the project.');
+            }
             return cb(err);
         }
 
diff --git a/lib/exceptions/cli-error.js b/lib/exceptions/cli-error.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..9179e77f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/exceptions/cli-error.js
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+module.exports = class CliError extends Error {
+    constructor(message) {
+        super(message);
+        this.name = 'CliError';
+    }
+};
diff --git a/lib/exceptions/cli-file-not-found-error.js b/lib/exceptions/cli-file-not-found-error.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..30d34eef
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/exceptions/cli-file-not-found-error.js
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+const CliError = require('./cli-error');
+
+module.exports = class CliFileNotFoundError extends CliError {
+    constructor(message) {
+        super(message);
+        this.name = 'CliFileNotFoundError';
+    }
+};
diff --git a/lib/model/abstract-config-file.js b/lib/model/abstract-config-file.js
index aaebd4df..af000a6a 100644
--- a/lib/model/abstract-config-file.js
+++ b/lib/model/abstract-config-file.js
@@ -3,8 +3,10 @@ const fs = require('fs');
 const path = require('path');
 
 const jsonView = require('@src/view/json-view');
+const CliFileNotFoundError = require('@src/exceptions/cli-file-not-found-error');
 const yaml = require('./yaml-parser');
 
+
 const FILE_TYPE_JSON = 'JSON';
 const FILE_TYPE_YAML = 'YAML';
 
@@ -97,7 +99,7 @@ module.exports = class ConfigFile {
     _validateFilePath() {
         // check existence
         if (!fs.existsSync(this.path)) {
-            throw new Error(`File ${this.path} not exists.`);
+            throw new CliFileNotFoundError(`File ${this.path} not exists.`);
         }
         // check access permission
         try {
diff --git a/test/unit/commands/deploy/index-test.js b/test/unit/commands/deploy/index-test.js
index 361ef4e4..e73b62ed 100644
--- a/test/unit/commands/deploy/index-test.js
+++ b/test/unit/commands/deploy/index-test.js
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ describe('Commands deploy test - command class test', () => {
                     expect(err.message).equal('File invalidPath not exists.');
                     expect(errorStub.args[0][0].message).equal('File invalidPath not exists.');
                     expect(infoStub.callCount).equal(0);
-                    expect(warnStub.callCount).equal(0);
+                    expect(warnStub.callCount).equal(1);
                     done();
                 });
             });
@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@ describe('Commands deploy test - command class test', () => {
                     expect(err.message).equal('File invalidPath not exists.');
                     expect(errorStub.args[0][0].message).equal('File invalidPath not exists.');
                     expect(infoStub.callCount).equal(0);
-                    expect(warnStub.callCount).equal(0);
+                    expect(warnStub.callCount).equal(1);
                     done();
                 });
             });