diff --git a/codesigndoc/codesigndoc.go b/codesigndoc/codesigndoc.go
index a44e0e7e..b000678c 100644
--- a/codesigndoc/codesigndoc.go
+++ b/codesigndoc/codesigndoc.go
@@ -1,10 +1,11 @@
 package codesigndoc
 
 import (
-	"errors"
 	"fmt"
 	"os"
 
+	"github.com/bitrise-io/go-utils/colorstring"
+
 	"github.com/bitrise-io/go-utils/command"
 	"github.com/bitrise-io/go-utils/log"
 	"github.com/bitrise-io/goinp/goinp"
@@ -72,7 +73,10 @@ func ExportCodesignFiles(archivePath, outputDirPath string, certificatesOnly boo
 		}
 
 		if len(ipaExportCodeSignGroups) == 0 {
-			return false, false, errors.New("no ipa export code sign groups collected")
+			errorString := "\n🚨  " + colorstring.Red("Failed to collect codesigning files for the selected distribution type.\n") +
+				colorstring.Yellow("Export an ipa with the same export method which code signing files you want to collect (e.g app-store if you want to collect the code signing files for app-store distribution) in your local xcode and run codesigndoc again.\n") +
+				colorstring.Yellow("If the tool fails please report the issue with the codesigndoc log and the local ipa exportOptions.plist")
+			return false, false, fmt.Errorf(errorString)
 		}
 
 		codeSignGroups := append(ipaExportCodeSignGroups, archiveCodeSignGroup)
diff --git a/codesigndoc/codesigngroup.go b/codesigndoc/codesigngroup.go
index c788e095..1768fd49 100644
--- a/codesigndoc/codesigngroup.go
+++ b/codesigndoc/codesigngroup.go
@@ -184,7 +184,8 @@ func collectIpaExportCodeSignGroups(archive xcarchive.IosArchive, installedCerti
 
 		if len(filteredCodeSignGroups) == 0 {
 			fmt.Println()
-			log.Errorf(collectCodesigningFilesInfo)
+			log.Errorf("🚨  Could not find the codesigning files for %s ipa export:", selectedExportMethod)
+			log.Warnf(collectCodesigningFilesInfo)
 			fmt.Println()
 			fmt.Println()
 			question := "Do you want to collect another ipa export code sign files"