diff --git a/.changeset/clean-beds-count.md b/.changeset/clean-beds-count.md
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..0f983616d5d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/clean-beds-count.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+'@clerk/testing': patch
+---
+
+Improve the error message when `setupClerkTestingToken` cannot find the FAPI URL
diff --git a/packages/testing/src/common/errors.ts b/packages/testing/src/common/errors.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..446a262cd87
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/testing/src/common/errors.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+export const ERROR_MISSING_FRONTEND_API_URL =
+  'The Clerk Frontend API URL is required to bypass bot protection. ' +
+  'Make sure the clerkSetup function is called during your global setup before setupClerkTestingToken is called.';
diff --git a/packages/testing/src/common/index.ts b/packages/testing/src/common/index.ts
index b389d93b254..6f410441d93 100644
--- a/packages/testing/src/common/index.ts
+++ b/packages/testing/src/common/index.ts
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
 export * from './constants';
 export * from './types';
 export * from './setup';
+export * from './errors';
diff --git a/packages/testing/src/cypress/setupClerkTestingToken.ts b/packages/testing/src/cypress/setupClerkTestingToken.ts
index b2c1e6eb5da..1b38f8188ff 100644
--- a/packages/testing/src/cypress/setupClerkTestingToken.ts
+++ b/packages/testing/src/cypress/setupClerkTestingToken.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 /// <reference types="cypress" />
 import type { SetupClerkTestingTokenOptions } from '../common';
-import { TESTING_TOKEN_PARAM } from '../common';
+import { ERROR_MISSING_FRONTEND_API_URL, TESTING_TOKEN_PARAM } from '../common';
 
 type SetupClerkTestingTokenParams = {
   options?: SetupClerkTestingTokenOptions;
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ type SetupClerkTestingTokenParams = {
 export const setupClerkTestingToken = (params?: SetupClerkTestingTokenParams) => {
   const fapiUrl = params?.options?.frontendApiUrl || Cypress.env('CLERK_FAPI');
   if (!fapiUrl) {
-    throw new Error('The Frontend API URL is required to bypass bot protection.');
+    throw new Error(ERROR_MISSING_FRONTEND_API_URL);
   }
   const apiUrl = `https://${fapiUrl}/v1/**`;
 
diff --git a/packages/testing/src/playwright/setupClerkTestingToken.ts b/packages/testing/src/playwright/setupClerkTestingToken.ts
index a51bffc4bd9..84d48cd42a8 100644
--- a/packages/testing/src/playwright/setupClerkTestingToken.ts
+++ b/packages/testing/src/playwright/setupClerkTestingToken.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import type { Page } from '@playwright/test';
 
 import type { SetupClerkTestingTokenOptions } from '../common';
-import { TESTING_TOKEN_PARAM } from '../common';
+import { ERROR_MISSING_FRONTEND_API_URL, TESTING_TOKEN_PARAM } from '../common';
 
 type SetupClerkTestingTokenParams = {
   page: Page;
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ type SetupClerkTestingTokenParams = {
 export const setupClerkTestingToken = async ({ page, options }: SetupClerkTestingTokenParams) => {
   const fapiUrl = options?.frontendApiUrl || process.env.CLERK_FAPI;
   if (!fapiUrl) {
-    throw new Error('The Frontend API URL is required to bypass bot protection.');
+    throw new Error(ERROR_MISSING_FRONTEND_API_URL);
   }
   const apiUrl = `https://${fapiUrl}/v1/**/*`;