diff --git a/src/main.rs b/src/main.rs
index 17e73586..216c3496 100644
--- a/src/main.rs
+++ b/src/main.rs
@@ -81,10 +81,20 @@ fn check_cache(args: &Args, enable_styles: bool) -> CheckCacheResult {
             CheckCacheResult::CacheFound
         }
         CacheFreshness::Missing => {
-            print_warning(
+            print_error(
                 enable_styles,
-                "Cache not found. Please run `tldr --update`.",
+                &anyhow::anyhow!(
+                    "Page cache not found. Please run `tldr --update` to download the cache."
+                ),
             );
+            println!("\nNote: You can optionally enable automatic cache updates by adding the");
+            println!("following config to your config file:\n");
+            println!("  [updates]");
+            println!("  auto_update = true\n");
+            println!("The path to your config file can be looked up with `tldr --show-paths`.");
+            println!("To create an initial config file, use `tldr --seed-config`.\n");
+            println!("You can find more tips and tricks in our docs:\n");
+            println!("  https://dbrgn.github.io/tealdeer/config_updates.html");
             CheckCacheResult::CacheMissing
         }
     }
diff --git a/tests/lib.rs b/tests/lib.rs
index 0f3128e4..7c544779 100644
--- a/tests/lib.rs
+++ b/tests/lib.rs
@@ -131,7 +131,7 @@ fn test_missing_cache() {
         .args(["sl"])
         .assert()
         .failure()
-        .stderr(contains("Cache not found. Please run `tldr --update`."));
+        .stderr(contains("Page cache not found. Please run `tldr --update`"));
 }
 
 #[test]
@@ -143,7 +143,7 @@ fn test_update_cache() {
         .args(["sl"])
         .assert()
         .failure()
-        .stderr(contains("Cache not found. Please run `tldr --update`."));
+        .stderr(contains("Page cache not found. Please run `tldr --update`"));
 
     testenv
         .command()
@@ -518,7 +518,7 @@ fn test_list_flag_rendering() {
         .args(["--list"])
         .assert()
         .failure()
-        .stderr(contains("Cache not found. Please run `tldr --update`."));
+        .stderr(contains("Page cache not found. Please run `tldr --update`"));
 
     testenv.add_entry("foo", "");
 
@@ -551,7 +551,7 @@ fn test_autoupdate_cache() {
         .args(["--list"])
         .assert()
         .failure()
-        .stderr(contains("Cache not found. Please run `tldr --update`."));
+        .stderr(contains("Page cache not found. Please run `tldr --update`"));
 
     let config_file_path = testenv.config_dir.path().join("config.toml");
     let cache_file_path = testenv.cache_dir.path().join(TLDR_PAGES_DIR);