diff --git a/core/plugins.vim b/core/plugins.vim
index 9fbea39..9ea29fc 100644
--- a/core/plugins.vim
+++ b/core/plugins.vim
@@ -493,6 +493,6 @@ function! s:wilder_init() abort
           \ 'apply_incsearch_fix': 0,
           \ }))
   catch /^Vim\%((\a\+)\)\=:E117/
-    echohl Error |echomsg "Wilder.nvim missing. Run :PackerSync to install all plugins."|echohl None
+    echohl Error |echomsg "Wilder.nvim missing: run :PackerSync to fix."|echohl None
   endtry
 endfunction
diff --git a/lua/plugins.lua b/lua/plugins.lua
index a406509..3ce3424 100644
--- a/lua/plugins.lua
+++ b/lua/plugins.lua
@@ -330,5 +330,5 @@ require("packer").startup({
 
 local status, _ = pcall(require, 'packer_compiled')
 if not status then
-  vim.notify("You should run command PackerCompile")
+  vim.notify("packer_compile.lua not found: run PackerSync to fix!")
 end