diff --git a/ocis/pkg/command/kill.go b/ocis/pkg/command/kill.go
index 03f2d52a3..51b8b4261 100644
--- a/ocis/pkg/command/kill.go
+++ b/ocis/pkg/command/kill.go
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ func KillCommand(cfg *config.Config) *cli.Command {
 		Action: func(c *cli.Context) error {
 			client, err := rpc.DialHTTP("tcp", net.JoinHostPort(cfg.Runtime.Host, cfg.Runtime.Port))
 			if err != nil {
-				log.Fatalf("Failed to connect to the runtime. Is the runtime running and did you configure the right runtime address (\"%s\")", cfg.Runtime.Host+":"+cfg.Runtime.Port)
+				log.Fatalf("Failed to connect to the runtime. Has the runtime been started and did you configure the right runtime address (\"%s\")", cfg.Runtime.Host+":"+cfg.Runtime.Port)
 			}
 
 			var arg1 int
diff --git a/ocis/pkg/command/list.go b/ocis/pkg/command/list.go
index a4223f480..64a3f6d14 100644
--- a/ocis/pkg/command/list.go
+++ b/ocis/pkg/command/list.go
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ func ListCommand(cfg *config.Config) *cli.Command {
 		Action: func(c *cli.Context) error {
 			client, err := rpc.DialHTTP("tcp", net.JoinHostPort(cfg.Runtime.Host, cfg.Runtime.Port))
 			if err != nil {
-				log.Fatalf("Failed to connect to the runtime. Is the runtime running and did you configure the right runtime address (\"%s\")", cfg.Runtime.Host+":"+cfg.Runtime.Port)
+				log.Fatalf("Failed to connect to the runtime. Has the runtime been started and did you configure the right runtime address (\"%s\")", cfg.Runtime.Host+":"+cfg.Runtime.Port)
 			}
 
 			var arg1 string
diff --git a/ocis/pkg/command/run.go b/ocis/pkg/command/run.go
index d48da6933..5259bdec5 100644
--- a/ocis/pkg/command/run.go
+++ b/ocis/pkg/command/run.go
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ func RunCommand(cfg *config.Config) *cli.Command {
 		Action: func(c *cli.Context) error {
 			client, err := rpc.DialHTTP("tcp", net.JoinHostPort(cfg.Runtime.Host, cfg.Runtime.Port))
 			if err != nil {
-				log.Fatalf("Failed to connect to the runtime. Is the runtime running and did you configure the right runtime address (\"%s\")", cfg.Runtime.Host+":"+cfg.Runtime.Port)
+				log.Fatalf("Failed to connect to the runtime. Has the runtime been started and did you configure the right runtime address (\"%s\")", cfg.Runtime.Host+":"+cfg.Runtime.Port)
 			}
 
 			var reply int