diff --git a/watertap/core/plugins/solvers.py b/watertap/core/plugins/solvers.py
index dad04a7780..463c0af44a 100644
--- a/watertap/core/plugins/solvers.py
+++ b/watertap/core/plugins/solvers.py
@@ -158,7 +158,9 @@ def _scale_constraints(self, blk):
                     self._cleanup()
                     raise RuntimeError(
                         "Error in AMPL evaluation.\n"
-                        "Run ipopt with halt_on_ampl_error=yes and symbolic_solver_labels=True to see the affected function."
+                        "Re-run ipopt with:\n"
+                        '1. solver options = {"halt_on_ampl_error" : "yes", "nlp_scaling_method" : "gradient-based"\n'
+                        "2. set keyword argument symbolic_solver_labels=True in the pyomo solve function call to see the affected function.\n"
                     )
             else:
                 print("Error in constraint_autoscale_large_jac")