diff --git a/cf/commands/service/bind_service.go b/cf/commands/service/bind_service.go
index 649654e33bf..992c73c23a2 100644
--- a/cf/commands/service/bind_service.go
+++ b/cf/commands/service/bind_service.go
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ func (cmd *BindService) Run(c *cli.Context) {
 
 	paramsMap, err := json.ParseJsonFromFileOrString(params)
 	if err != nil {
-		cmd.ui.Failed("Invalid JSON provided in -c argument: " + err.Error())
+		cmd.ui.Failed(T("Invalid configuration provided for -c flag. Please provide a valid JSON object or a file path containing valid JSON."))
 	}
 
 	cmd.ui.Say(T("Binding service {{.ServiceInstanceName}} to app {{.AppName}} in org {{.OrgName}} / space {{.SpaceName}} as {{.CurrentUser}}...",
diff --git a/cf/commands/service/bind_service_test.go b/cf/commands/service/bind_service_test.go
index 79b869f1161..1f8f74c99bc 100644
--- a/cf/commands/service/bind_service_test.go
+++ b/cf/commands/service/bind_service_test.go
@@ -153,7 +153,7 @@ var _ = Describe("bind-service command", func() {
 
 						Expect(ui.Outputs).To(ContainSubstrings(
 							[]string{"FAILED"},
-							[]string{"Invalid JSON provided in -c argument: Incorrect json format: invalid character 'b' looking for beginning of value"},
+							[]string{"Invalid configuration provided for -c flag. Please provide a valid JSON object or a file path containing valid JSON."},
 						))
 					})
 				})
@@ -208,7 +208,7 @@ var _ = Describe("bind-service command", func() {
 
 						Expect(ui.Outputs).To(ContainSubstrings(
 							[]string{"FAILED"},
-							[]string{"Invalid JSON provided in -c argument"},
+							[]string{"Invalid configuration provided for -c flag. Please provide a valid JSON object or a file path containing valid JSON."},
 						))
 					})
 				})
diff --git a/cf/commands/service/create_service.go b/cf/commands/service/create_service.go
index 0ac6d987b8c..7150163c0f5 100644
--- a/cf/commands/service/create_service.go
+++ b/cf/commands/service/create_service.go
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ func (cmd CreateService) Run(c *cli.Context) {
 
 	paramsMap, err := json.ParseJsonFromFileOrString(params)
 	if err != nil {
-		cmd.ui.Failed(T("Invalid JSON provided in -c argument"))
+		cmd.ui.Failed(T("Invalid configuration provided for -c flag. Please provide a valid JSON object or a file path containing valid JSON."))
 	}
 
 	cmd.ui.Say(T("Creating service instance {{.ServiceName}} in org {{.OrgName}} / space {{.SpaceName}} as {{.CurrentUser}}...",
diff --git a/cf/commands/service/create_service_test.go b/cf/commands/service/create_service_test.go
index fa0a80db343..c1709fe42d9 100644
--- a/cf/commands/service/create_service_test.go
+++ b/cf/commands/service/create_service_test.go
@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@ var _ = Describe("create-service command", func() {
 
 					Expect(ui.Outputs).To(ContainSubstrings(
 						[]string{"FAILED"},
-						[]string{"Invalid JSON provided in -c argument"},
+						[]string{"Invalid configuration provided for -c flag. Please provide a valid JSON object or a file path containing valid JSON."},
 					))
 				})
 			})
@@ -166,7 +166,7 @@ var _ = Describe("create-service command", func() {
 
 					Expect(ui.Outputs).To(ContainSubstrings(
 						[]string{"FAILED"},
-						[]string{"Invalid JSON provided in -c argument"},
+						[]string{"Invalid configuration provided for -c flag. Please provide a valid JSON object or a file path containing valid JSON."},
 					))
 				})
 			})
diff --git a/cf/commands/service/update_service.go b/cf/commands/service/update_service.go
index 4b791ab07a1..611de8e078d 100644
--- a/cf/commands/service/update_service.go
+++ b/cf/commands/service/update_service.go
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ func (cmd *UpdateService) Run(c *cli.Context) {
 	params := c.String("c")
 	paramsMap, err := json.ParseJsonFromFileOrString(params)
 	if err != nil {
-		cmd.ui.Failed(T("Invalid JSON provided in -c argument"))
+		cmd.ui.Failed(T("Invalid configuration provided for -c flag. Please provide a valid JSON object or a file path containing valid JSON."))
 	}
 
 	if planName != "" {
diff --git a/cf/commands/service/update_service_test.go b/cf/commands/service/update_service_test.go
index 1eef326d5ce..f8c631078da 100644
--- a/cf/commands/service/update_service_test.go
+++ b/cf/commands/service/update_service_test.go
@@ -153,7 +153,7 @@ var _ = Describe("update-service command", func() {
 
 					Expect(ui.Outputs).To(ContainSubstrings(
 						[]string{"FAILED"},
-						[]string{"Invalid JSON provided in -c argument"},
+						[]string{"Invalid configuration provided for -c flag. Please provide a valid JSON object or a file path containing valid JSON."},
 					))
 				})
 			})
@@ -207,7 +207,7 @@ var _ = Describe("update-service command", func() {
 
 					Expect(ui.Outputs).To(ContainSubstrings(
 						[]string{"FAILED"},
-						[]string{"Invalid JSON provided in -c argument"},
+						[]string{"Invalid configuration provided for -c flag. Please provide a valid JSON object or a file path containing valid JSON."},
 					))
 				})
 			})
diff --git a/cf/commands/servicekey/create_service_key.go b/cf/commands/servicekey/create_service_key.go
index 5c3cc3fd3b0..1c59c08eab0 100644
--- a/cf/commands/servicekey/create_service_key.go
+++ b/cf/commands/servicekey/create_service_key.go
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ func (cmd CreateServiceKey) Run(c *cli.Context) {
 
 	paramsMap, err := json.ParseJsonFromFileOrString(params)
 	if err != nil {
-		cmd.ui.Failed(T("Invalid JSON provided in -c argument"))
+		cmd.ui.Failed(T("Invalid configuration provided for -c flag. Please provide a valid JSON object or a file path containing valid JSON."))
 	}
 
 	cmd.ui.Say(T("Creating service key {{.ServiceKeyName}} for service instance {{.ServiceInstanceName}} as {{.CurrentUser}}...",
diff --git a/cf/commands/servicekey/create_service_key_test.go b/cf/commands/servicekey/create_service_key_test.go
index 7f7df6590a3..0b9d94236f3 100644
--- a/cf/commands/servicekey/create_service_key_test.go
+++ b/cf/commands/servicekey/create_service_key_test.go
@@ -127,7 +127,7 @@ var _ = Describe("create-service-key command", func() {
 
 				Expect(ui.Outputs).To(ContainSubstrings(
 					[]string{"FAILED"},
-					[]string{"Invalid JSON provided in -c argument"},
+					[]string{"Invalid configuration provided for -c flag. Please provide a valid JSON object or a file path containing valid JSON."},
 				))
 			})
 		})
@@ -175,7 +175,7 @@ var _ = Describe("create-service-key command", func() {
 
 					Expect(ui.Outputs).To(ContainSubstrings(
 						[]string{"FAILED"},
-						[]string{"Invalid JSON provided in -c argument"},
+						[]string{"Invalid configuration provided for -c flag. Please provide a valid JSON object or a file path containing valid JSON."},
 					))
 				})
 			})
diff --git a/cf/i18n/resources/de_DE.all.json b/cf/i18n/resources/de_DE.all.json
index acc5470fa4e..3243bbe2199 100644
--- a/cf/i18n/resources/de_DE.all.json
+++ b/cf/i18n/resources/de_DE.all.json
@@ -2604,11 +2604,6 @@
       "translation": "Instance must be a non-negative integer",
       "modified": false
    },
-   {
-      "id": "Invalid JSON provided in -c argument",
-      "translation": "Invalid JSON provided in -c argument",
-      "modified": false
-   },
    {
       "id": "Invalid JSON response from server",
       "translation": "Invalid JSON response from server",
@@ -2634,6 +2629,11 @@
       "translation": "Invalid auth token: ",
       "modified": false
    },
+   {
+      "id": "Invalid configuration provided for -c flag. Please provide a valid JSON object or a file path containing valid JSON.",
+      "translation": "Invalid configuration provided for -c flag. Please provide a valid JSON object or a file path containing valid JSON.",
+      "modified": false
+   },
    {
       "id": "Invalid data from '{{.repoName}}' - plugin data does not exist",
       "translation": "Invalid data from '{{.repoName}}' - plugin data does not exist",
diff --git a/cf/i18n/resources/en_US.all.json b/cf/i18n/resources/en_US.all.json
index 583b9102ca2..fd695bd2196 100644
--- a/cf/i18n/resources/en_US.all.json
+++ b/cf/i18n/resources/en_US.all.json
@@ -2604,11 +2604,6 @@
       "translation": "Instance must be a non-negative integer",
       "modified": false
    },
-   {
-      "id": "Invalid JSON provided in -c argument",
-      "translation": "Invalid JSON provided in -c argument",
-      "modified": false
-   },
    {
       "id": "Invalid JSON response from server",
       "translation": "Invalid JSON response from server",
@@ -2634,6 +2629,11 @@
       "translation": "Invalid auth token: ",
       "modified": false
    },
+   {
+      "id": "Invalid configuration provided for -c flag. Please provide a valid JSON object or a file path containing valid JSON.",
+      "translation": "Invalid configuration provided for -c flag. Please provide a valid JSON object or a file path containing valid JSON.",
+      "modified": false
+   },
    {
       "id": "Invalid data from '{{.repoName}}' - plugin data does not exist",
       "translation": "Invalid data from '{{.repoName}}' - plugin data does not exist",
diff --git a/cf/i18n/resources/es_ES.all.json b/cf/i18n/resources/es_ES.all.json
index 076cf48161d..eb14e194389 100644
--- a/cf/i18n/resources/es_ES.all.json
+++ b/cf/i18n/resources/es_ES.all.json
@@ -2604,11 +2604,6 @@
       "translation": "Instance must be a non-negative integer",
       "modified": false
    },
-   {
-      "id": "Invalid JSON provided in -c argument",
-      "translation": "Invalid JSON provided in -c argument",
-      "modified": false
-   },
    {
       "id": "Invalid JSON response from server",
       "translation": "Respuesta JSON invalida del servidor",
@@ -2634,6 +2629,11 @@
       "translation": "Token de autenticacion inválido: ",
       "modified": false
    },
+   {
+      "id": "Invalid configuration provided for -c flag. Please provide a valid JSON object or a file path containing valid JSON.",
+      "translation": "Invalid configuration provided for -c flag. Please provide a valid JSON object or a file path containing valid JSON.",
+      "modified": false
+   },
    {
       "id": "Invalid data from '{{.repoName}}' - plugin data does not exist",
       "translation": "Invalid data from '{{.repoName}}' - plugin data does not exist",
diff --git a/cf/i18n/resources/fr_FR.all.json b/cf/i18n/resources/fr_FR.all.json
index 0c0a3739fc3..ad8a72c2788 100644
--- a/cf/i18n/resources/fr_FR.all.json
+++ b/cf/i18n/resources/fr_FR.all.json
@@ -2604,11 +2604,6 @@
       "translation": "Instance must be a non-negative integer",
       "modified": false
    },
-   {
-      "id": "Invalid JSON provided in -c argument",
-      "translation": "Invalid JSON provided in -c argument",
-      "modified": false
-   },
    {
       "id": "Invalid JSON response from server",
       "translation": "Serveur JSON réponse invalide",
@@ -2634,6 +2629,11 @@
       "translation": "Jeton auth invalide: ",
       "modified": false
    },
+   {
+      "id": "Invalid configuration provided for -c flag. Please provide a valid JSON object or a file path containing valid JSON.",
+      "translation": "Invalid configuration provided for -c flag. Please provide a valid JSON object or a file path containing valid JSON.",
+      "modified": false
+   },
    {
       "id": "Invalid data from '{{.repoName}}' - plugin data does not exist",
       "translation": "Invalid data from '{{.repoName}}' - plugin data does not exist",
diff --git a/cf/i18n/resources/it_IT.all.json b/cf/i18n/resources/it_IT.all.json
index c1a16855390..ecfd63d3fbf 100644
--- a/cf/i18n/resources/it_IT.all.json
+++ b/cf/i18n/resources/it_IT.all.json
@@ -2604,11 +2604,6 @@
       "translation": "Instance must be a non-negative integer",
       "modified": false
    },
-   {
-      "id": "Invalid JSON provided in -c argument",
-      "translation": "Invalid JSON provided in -c argument",
-      "modified": false
-   },
    {
       "id": "Invalid JSON response from server",
       "translation": "Invalid JSON response from server",
@@ -2634,6 +2629,11 @@
       "translation": "Invalid auth token: ",
       "modified": false
    },
+   {
+      "id": "Invalid configuration provided for -c flag. Please provide a valid JSON object or a file path containing valid JSON.",
+      "translation": "Invalid configuration provided for -c flag. Please provide a valid JSON object or a file path containing valid JSON.",
+      "modified": false
+   },
    {
       "id": "Invalid data from '{{.repoName}}' - plugin data does not exist",
       "translation": "Invalid data from '{{.repoName}}' - plugin data does not exist",
diff --git a/cf/i18n/resources/ja_JA.all.json b/cf/i18n/resources/ja_JA.all.json
index c1a16855390..ecfd63d3fbf 100644
--- a/cf/i18n/resources/ja_JA.all.json
+++ b/cf/i18n/resources/ja_JA.all.json
@@ -2604,11 +2604,6 @@
       "translation": "Instance must be a non-negative integer",
       "modified": false
    },
-   {
-      "id": "Invalid JSON provided in -c argument",
-      "translation": "Invalid JSON provided in -c argument",
-      "modified": false
-   },
    {
       "id": "Invalid JSON response from server",
       "translation": "Invalid JSON response from server",
@@ -2634,6 +2629,11 @@
       "translation": "Invalid auth token: ",
       "modified": false
    },
+   {
+      "id": "Invalid configuration provided for -c flag. Please provide a valid JSON object or a file path containing valid JSON.",
+      "translation": "Invalid configuration provided for -c flag. Please provide a valid JSON object or a file path containing valid JSON.",
+      "modified": false
+   },
    {
       "id": "Invalid data from '{{.repoName}}' - plugin data does not exist",
       "translation": "Invalid data from '{{.repoName}}' - plugin data does not exist",
diff --git a/cf/i18n/resources/pt_BR.all.json b/cf/i18n/resources/pt_BR.all.json
index dacd49443dc..fa8528a474a 100644
--- a/cf/i18n/resources/pt_BR.all.json
+++ b/cf/i18n/resources/pt_BR.all.json
@@ -2604,11 +2604,6 @@
       "translation": "Instance must be a non-negative integer",
       "modified": false
    },
-   {
-      "id": "Invalid JSON provided in -c argument",
-      "translation": "Invalid JSON provided in -c argument",
-      "modified": false
-   },
    {
       "id": "Invalid JSON response from server",
       "translation": "Resposta JSON do servidor inválida",
@@ -2634,6 +2629,11 @@
       "translation": "Token de autenticação inválido: ",
       "modified": false
    },
+   {
+      "id": "Invalid configuration provided for -c flag. Please provide a valid JSON object or a file path containing valid JSON.",
+      "translation": "Invalid configuration provided for -c flag. Please provide a valid JSON object or a file path containing valid JSON.",
+      "modified": false
+   },
    {
       "id": "Invalid data from '{{.repoName}}' - plugin data does not exist",
       "translation": "Invalid data from '{{.repoName}}' - plugin data does not exist",
diff --git a/cf/i18n/resources/zh_Hans.all.json b/cf/i18n/resources/zh_Hans.all.json
index 8662e916bc3..884cd02c707 100644
--- a/cf/i18n/resources/zh_Hans.all.json
+++ b/cf/i18n/resources/zh_Hans.all.json
@@ -2604,11 +2604,6 @@
       "translation": "Instance must be a non-negative integer",
       "modified": false
    },
-   {
-      "id": "Invalid JSON provided in -c argument",
-      "translation": "Invalid JSON provided in -c argument",
-      "modified": false
-   },
    {
       "id": "Invalid JSON response from server",
       "translation": "无效的服务器JSON响应",
@@ -2634,6 +2629,11 @@
       "translation": "无效的身份验证令牌: ",
       "modified": false
    },
+   {
+      "id": "Invalid configuration provided for -c flag. Please provide a valid JSON object or a file path containing valid JSON.",
+      "translation": "Invalid configuration provided for -c flag. Please provide a valid JSON object or a file path containing valid JSON.",
+      "modified": false
+   },
    {
       "id": "Invalid data from '{{.repoName}}' - plugin data does not exist",
       "translation": "Invalid data from '{{.repoName}}' - plugin data does not exist",
diff --git a/cf/i18n/resources/zh_Hant.all.json b/cf/i18n/resources/zh_Hant.all.json
index acc5470fa4e..3243bbe2199 100644
--- a/cf/i18n/resources/zh_Hant.all.json
+++ b/cf/i18n/resources/zh_Hant.all.json
@@ -2604,11 +2604,6 @@
       "translation": "Instance must be a non-negative integer",
       "modified": false
    },
-   {
-      "id": "Invalid JSON provided in -c argument",
-      "translation": "Invalid JSON provided in -c argument",
-      "modified": false
-   },
    {
       "id": "Invalid JSON response from server",
       "translation": "Invalid JSON response from server",
@@ -2634,6 +2629,11 @@
       "translation": "Invalid auth token: ",
       "modified": false
    },
+   {
+      "id": "Invalid configuration provided for -c flag. Please provide a valid JSON object or a file path containing valid JSON.",
+      "translation": "Invalid configuration provided for -c flag. Please provide a valid JSON object or a file path containing valid JSON.",
+      "modified": false
+   },
    {
       "id": "Invalid data from '{{.repoName}}' - plugin data does not exist",
       "translation": "Invalid data from '{{.repoName}}' - plugin data does not exist",