diff --git a/cli/dstack/_internal/core/job.py b/cli/dstack/_internal/core/job.py
index 5a594c8bf..4081542e1 100644
--- a/cli/dstack/_internal/core/job.py
+++ b/cli/dstack/_internal/core/job.py
@@ -54,6 +54,14 @@ def serialize(self) -> Dict[str, Any]:
             req_data["local"] = self.local
         return req_data
 
+    def pretty_format(self):
+        res = ""
+        res += f"{self.cpus}xCPUs"
+        res += f", {self.memory_mib}MB"
+        if self.gpus:
+            res += f", {len(self.gpus)}x{self.gpus[0].name}"
+        return res
+
 
 class JobRef(BaseModel):
     @abstractmethod
diff --git a/cli/dstack/_internal/core/profile.py b/cli/dstack/_internal/core/profile.py
index 78ca87692..377adf3c7 100644
--- a/cli/dstack/_internal/core/profile.py
+++ b/cli/dstack/_internal/core/profile.py
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
 DEFAULT_RETRY_LIMIT = 3600
 
 
-def mem_size(v: Optional[Union[int, str]]) -> Optional[int]:
+def parse_memory(v: Optional[Union[int, str]]) -> Optional[int]:
     """
     Converts human-readable sizes (MB and GB) to megabytes
     >>> mem_size("512MB")
@@ -19,14 +19,13 @@ def mem_size(v: Optional[Union[int, str]]) -> Optional[int]:
     >>> mem_size("1 GB")
     1024
     """
-    dec_bin = 1000 / 1024
     if isinstance(v, str):
-        m = re.fullmatch(r"(\d+) *([gm]b)?", v.strip().lower())
+        m = re.fullmatch(r"(\d+) *([mg]b)?", v.strip().lower())
         if not m:
             raise ValueError(f"Invalid memory size: {v}")
-        v = int(m.group(1)) * (dec_bin**2)
+        v = int(m.group(1))
         if m.group(2) == "gb":
-            v = v * 1000
+            v = v * 1024
     return int(v)
 
 
@@ -52,15 +51,15 @@ class ProfileGPU(ForbidExtra):
     name: Optional[str]
     count: int = 1
     memory: Optional[Union[int, str]]
-    _validate_mem = validator("memory", pre=True, allow_reuse=True)(mem_size)
+    _validate_mem = validator("memory", pre=True, allow_reuse=True)(parse_memory)
 
 
 class ProfileResources(ForbidExtra):
     gpu: Optional[Union[int, ProfileGPU]]
-    memory: Union[int, str] = mem_size(DEFAULT_MEM)
+    memory: Union[int, str] = parse_memory(DEFAULT_MEM)
     shm_size: Optional[Union[int, str]]
     cpu: int = DEFAULT_CPU
-    _validate_mem = validator("memory", "shm_size", pre=True, allow_reuse=True)(mem_size)
+    _validate_mem = validator("memory", "shm_size", pre=True, allow_reuse=True)(parse_memory)
 
     @validator("gpu", pre=True)
     def _validate_gpu(cls, v: Optional[Union[int, ProfileGPU]]) -> Optional[ProfileGPU]:
diff --git a/cli/dstack/_internal/hub/routers/runs.py b/cli/dstack/_internal/hub/routers/runs.py
index 9492bd6b8..5e5e4b953 100644
--- a/cli/dstack/_internal/hub/routers/runs.py
+++ b/cli/dstack/_internal/hub/routers/runs.py
@@ -29,11 +29,12 @@ async def get_run_plan(
     for job in body.jobs:
         instance_type = await run_async(backend.predict_instance_type, job)
         if instance_type is None:
+            msg = f"No instance type matching requirements ({job.requirements.pretty_format()})."
+            if backend.name == "local":
+                msg += " Ensure that enough CPU and memory are available for Docker containers or lower the requirements."
             raise HTTPException(
                 status_code=status.HTTP_400_BAD_REQUEST,
-                detail=error_detail(
-                    msg=NoMatchingInstanceError.message, code=NoMatchingInstanceError.code
-                ),
+                detail=error_detail(msg=msg, code=NoMatchingInstanceError.code),
             )
         try:
             build = backend.predict_build_plan(job)
diff --git a/runner/internal/container/engine.go b/runner/internal/container/engine.go
index 7cdcce904..bad5446d5 100644
--- a/runner/internal/container/engine.go
+++ b/runner/internal/container/engine.go
@@ -3,15 +3,16 @@ package container
 import (
 	"context"
 	"fmt"
-	"github.com/docker/docker/api/types/mount"
-	"github.com/docker/docker/pkg/jsonmessage"
-	"github.com/dstackai/dstack/runner/internal/environment"
-	"github.com/dstackai/dstack/runner/internal/models"
 	"io"
 	"os/exec"
 	"runtime"
 	"strings"
 
+	"github.com/docker/docker/api/types/mount"
+	"github.com/docker/docker/pkg/jsonmessage"
+	"github.com/dstackai/dstack/runner/internal/environment"
+	"github.com/dstackai/dstack/runner/internal/models"
+
 	"github.com/docker/docker/api/types"
 	"github.com/docker/docker/api/types/container"
 	"github.com/docker/docker/api/types/filters"