diff --git a/lib/kamal/cli/base.rb b/lib/kamal/cli/base.rb
index 7cd69fc6..3527a215 100644
--- a/lib/kamal/cli/base.rb
+++ b/lib/kamal/cli/base.rb
@@ -123,8 +123,9 @@ module Kamal::Cli
         yield
       rescue SSHKit::Runner::ExecuteError => e
         if e.message =~ /cannot create directory/
+          say "Deploy lock already in place!", :red
           on(KAMAL.primary_host) { puts capture_with_debug(*KAMAL.lock.status) }
-          raise LockError, "Deploy lock found"
+          raise LockError, "Deploy lock found. Run 'kamal lock help' for more information"
         else
           raise e
         end
diff --git a/test/integration/lock_test.rb b/test/integration/lock_test.rb
index c9d88a91..db086251 100644
--- a/test/integration/lock_test.rb
+++ b/test/integration/lock_test.rb
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ class LockTest < IntegrationTest
     assert_match /Locked by: Deployer at .*\nVersion: #{latest_app_version}\nMessage: Integration Tests/m, status
 
     error = kamal :deploy, capture: true, raise_on_error: false
-    assert_match /Deploy lock found/m, error
+    assert_match /Deploy lock found. Run 'kamal lock help' for more information/m, error
 
     kamal :lock, :release