diff --git a/src/stripeTerminal.ts b/src/stripeTerminal.ts
index adf26583..d546a47f 100644
--- a/src/stripeTerminal.ts
+++ b/src/stripeTerminal.ts
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ export class StripeTerminal {
     if (this.terminals.length > 0) {
       const terminal = await this.createNewSplitTerminal();
       if (!terminal) {
-        throw new Error('Failed to split Stripe terminal');
+        throw new Error('Failed to create a terminal for this Stripe command. Please try again.');
       }
 
       this.terminals.push(terminal);