diff --git a/lib/builder.js b/lib/builder.js
index ad5bd872f1..24eb400cad 100644
--- a/lib/builder.js
+++ b/lib/builder.js
@@ -90,10 +90,11 @@ export default class Builder extends Tapable {
 
     if (this._nuxtPages) {
       if (!fs.existsSync(join(this.options.srcDir, 'pages'))) {
+        let dir = this.options.srcDir
         if (fs.existsSync(join(this.options.srcDir, '..', 'pages'))) {
-          console.error('> No `pages` directory found. Did you mean to run `nuxt` in the parent (`../`) directory?') // eslint-disable-line no-console
+          console.error(`> No 'pages' directory found in ${dir}. Did you mean to run 'nuxt' in the parent ('../') directory?`) // eslint-disable-line no-console
         } else {
-          console.error('> Couldn\'t find a `pages` directory. Please create one under the project root') // eslint-disable-line no-console
+          console.error(`> Couldn't find a 'pages' directory in ${dir}. Please create one under the project root`) // eslint-disable-line no-console
         }
         process.exit(1)
       }