diff --git a/cli/cli.go b/cli/cli.go
index 95f9255..2872e48 100644
--- a/cli/cli.go
+++ b/cli/cli.go
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ func (c SpreadCli) project() (*project.Project, error) {
 
 	root, found := findPath(c.workDir, project.SpreadDirectory, true)
 	if !found {
-		return nil, fmt.Errorf("Not in a Spread project.")
+               return nil, fmt.Errorf("Not in a Spread project. (see `spread init --help`)")
 	}
 
 	proj, err := project.OpenProject(root)