diff --git a/lib/core/nav/HeaderNav.js b/lib/core/nav/HeaderNav.js
index e92e6e95bc..8af4230554 100644
--- a/lib/core/nav/HeaderNav.js
+++ b/lib/core/nav/HeaderNav.js
@@ -224,15 +224,15 @@ class HeaderNav extends React.Component {
       if (link.doc && !fs.existsSync(CWD + "/../docs/")) {
         throw new Error(
           "You have 'doc' in your headerLinks, but no 'docs' folder exists one level up from " +
-            "'website' folder. Are you running the examples? If so, make sure you rename " +
-            "'docs-examples-from-docusaurus' to 'docs'."
+            "'website' folder. Did you run `docusaurus-init` or `npm run examples`? If so, " +
+            "make sure you rename 'docs-examples-from-docusaurus' to 'docs'."
         );
       }
       if (link.blog && !fs.existsSync(CWD + "/blog/")) {
         throw new Error(
           "You have 'blog' in your headerLinks, but no 'blog' folder exists in your " +
-            "website folder. Are you running the examples? If so, make sure you rename " +
-            "'blog-examples-from-docusaurus' to 'blog'."
+            "website folder. Did you run `docusaurus-init` or `npm run examples`? If so, " +
+            "make sure you rename 'blog-examples-from-docusaurus' to 'blog'."
         );
       }
       if (link.page && !fs.existsSync(CWD + "/pages/")) {