diff --git a/syft/sync/login.py b/syft/sync/login.py
index b669159dfd8..e7a43d12363 100644
--- a/syft/sync/login.py
+++ b/syft/sync/login.py
@@ -82,7 +82,8 @@ def _resolve_login_params(
         token_path = token_path or settings.token_path
         if not token_path:
             raise NotImplementedError(
-                "Jupyter login is only supported with a token path"
+                "Running outside Colab: pass token_path=... to login_do()/login_ds(). "
+                "See docs/auth.md to create a token (about 15 minutes)."
             )
         if email is None:
             raise ValueError("Email is required for Jupyter login")
diff --git a/tests/integration/without_unit_coverage/test_login.py b/tests/integration/without_unit_coverage/test_login.py
index 55da6b486a4..7cf482c5582 100644
--- a/tests/integration/without_unit_coverage/test_login.py
+++ b/tests/integration/without_unit_coverage/test_login.py
@@ -178,7 +178,7 @@ def test_login_ds_missing_token_path_raises(monkeypatch):
     """Test that login_ds raises error when token_path is missing in Jupyter env."""
     # Unset the env var so the test can verify the error is raised
     monkeypatch.delenv("SYFT_TOKEN_PATH", raising=False)
-    with pytest.raises(NotImplementedError, match="token path"):
+    with pytest.raises(NotImplementedError, match="token_path"):
         sy.login_ds(
             email="test@test.com",
             token_path=None,
@@ -192,7 +192,7 @@ def test_login_do_missing_token_path_raises(monkeypatch):
     """Test that login_do raises error when token_path is missing in Jupyter env."""
     # Unset the env var so the test can verify the error is raised
     monkeypatch.delenv("SYFT_TOKEN_PATH", raising=False)
-    with pytest.raises(NotImplementedError, match="token path"):
+    with pytest.raises(NotImplementedError, match="token_path"):
         sy.login_do(
             email="test@test.com",
             token_path=None,