diff --git a/gitops/utils/apps.py b/gitops/utils/apps.py
index 5de1ea1..3abf075 100644
--- a/gitops/utils/apps.py
+++ b/gitops/utils/apps.py
@@ -38,7 +38,10 @@ def get_app_details(
     except FileNotFoundError as e:
         msg, exc = "", Exception
         if get_apps_directory().exists():
-            msg, exc = f"There's no app with the name '{app_name}', silly.", AppDoesNotExist
+            msg, exc = (
+                f"There's no app with the name '{app_name}', silly. is your cluster repo up to date?",
+                AppDoesNotExist,
+            )
         else:
             msg, exc = "Could not find an 'apps' directory. Are you in a cluster repo?", AppDirectoryDoesNotExist
         if exit_if_not_found: