diff --git a/packages/uhk-common/src/config-serializer/config-items/hardware-configuration.ts b/packages/uhk-common/src/config-serializer/config-items/hardware-configuration.ts
index 19d95981..01737aa7 100644
--- a/packages/uhk-common/src/config-serializer/config-items/hardware-configuration.ts
+++ b/packages/uhk-common/src/config-serializer/config-items/hardware-configuration.ts
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ export class HardwareConfiguration {
             this.isIso = buffer.readBoolean();
             return this;
         } catch (e) {
-            throw new Error('Invalid hardware configuration (Index out of bounds)');
+            throw new Error('Please power cycle your keyboard (Invalid hardware configuration: Index out of bounds)');
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/packages/uhk-common/src/util/helpers.ts b/packages/uhk-common/src/util/helpers.ts
index 3130450d..efc9d159 100644
--- a/packages/uhk-common/src/util/helpers.ts
+++ b/packages/uhk-common/src/util/helpers.ts
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ export const getHardwareConfigFromDeviceResponse = (json: string): HardwareConfi
     }
 
     if (hardwareConfig.signature !== 'UHK') {
-        throw Error('Invalid hardware configuration (Invalid signature)');
+        throw Error('Please power cycle your keyboard (Invalid hardware configuration: Invalid signature)');
     }
 
     return hardwareConfig;