diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 6ab415a..89c7e30 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+# 1.6.1
+
+- fix: improved error message when swiftformat is missing
+
 # 1.6.0
 
 - docs: clarified `swiftformat.options` #17
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index e2ef14e..c346e9d 100755
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
     "type": "git",
     "url": "https://github.com/vknabel/vscode-swiftformat"
   },
-  "version": "1.6.0",
+  "version": "1.6.1",
   "license": "MIT",
   "author": {
     "name": "Valentin Knabel",
diff --git a/src/UserInteraction.ts b/src/UserInteraction.ts
index 029f0e4..5f5b329 100644
--- a/src/UserInteraction.ts
+++ b/src/UserInteraction.ts
@@ -3,7 +3,8 @@ import Current from "./Current";
 
 enum FormatErrorInteraction {
   configure = "Configure",
-  reset = "Reset"
+  reset = "Reset",
+  howTo = "How?"
 }
 
 enum UnknownErrorInteraction {
@@ -14,21 +15,32 @@ export async function handleFormatError(
   error: any,
   document: vscode.TextDocument
 ) {
-  if (error.code === "ENOENT") {
+  function matches(...codeOrStatus: Array<number | string>) {
+    return codeOrStatus.some(c => c === error.code || c === error.status);
+  }
+  if (matches("ENOENT", 127)) {
     const selection = await Current.editor.showErrorMessage(
-      `Could not find SwiftFormat: ${Current.config.swiftFormatPath(document)}`,
+      `Could not find SwiftFormat: ${Current.config
+        .swiftFormatPath(document)
+        ?.join(" ")}.\nEnsure it is installed and in your PATH.`,
       FormatErrorInteraction.reset,
-      FormatErrorInteraction.configure
+      FormatErrorInteraction.configure,
+      FormatErrorInteraction.howTo
     );
     switch (selection) {
       case FormatErrorInteraction.reset:
-        await Current.config.resetSwiftFormatPath();
+        Current.config.resetSwiftFormatPath();
         break;
       case FormatErrorInteraction.configure:
-        await Current.config.configureSwiftFormatPath();
+        Current.config.configureSwiftFormatPath();
+        break;
+      case FormatErrorInteraction.howTo:
+        await Current.editor.openURL(
+          "https://github.com/nicklockwood/SwiftFormat#command-line-tool"
+        );
         break;
     }
-  } else if (error.status === 70) {
+  } else if (matches(70)) {
     await Current.editor.showErrorMessage(
       `SwiftFormat failed. ${error.stderr || ""}`
     );