diff --git a/src/native/NativeMacOSProvider.ts b/src/native/NativeMacOSProvider.ts
index a0b499f197..cf8099b28c 100644
--- a/src/native/NativeMacOSProvider.ts
+++ b/src/native/NativeMacOSProvider.ts
@@ -820,7 +820,7 @@ const unreadablePlist = (
 ): AnalysisError => {
   const sentence = reason.endsWith(".") ? reason : `${reason}.`;
   // Name the default that is missing and the selection that still works.
-  const missingDefault = `The target has no readable Contents/Info.plist at ${path}: ${sentence} Pass path to inspect another plist.`;
+  const missingDefault = `The target has no readable Contents/Info.plist at ${path}: ${sentence} Select another plist in the target with the path input (CLI: --relative-path).`;
   return requested === undefined
     ? new AnalysisCapabilityUnavailableError(
         IDENTITY.id,
diff --git a/tests/boundary/cli/nativePlistSelectionFailureCli.test.ts b/tests/boundary/cli/nativePlistSelectionFailureCli.test.ts
index 642f1011ea..e14ca4cc38 100644
--- a/tests/boundary/cli/nativePlistSelectionFailureCli.test.ts
+++ b/tests/boundary/cli/nativePlistSelectionFailureCli.test.ts
@@ -113,12 +113,10 @@ describe.skipIf(process.platform !== "darwin")(
         expect(result.exitCode).toBe(1);
         expect(result.json).toMatchObject({
           code: "capability_unavailable",
-          message: expect.stringContaining(
-            "Pass path to inspect another plist",
-          ),
+          message: expect.stringContaining("(CLI: --relative-path)"),
           remediation: {
             action: expect.stringContaining(
-              "Pass path to inspect another plist",
+              "Select another plist in the target with the path input (CLI: --relative-path).",
             ),
           },
           details: {