diff --git a/packages/controller/src/main.ts b/packages/controller/src/main.ts
index 182e25fca..97a3f1da2 100644
--- a/packages/controller/src/main.ts
+++ b/packages/controller/src/main.ts
@@ -137,6 +137,16 @@ interface SendResponseToOptions {
     payload: Record<string, unknown>;
 }
 
+/**
+ * Error class for adapter not found dependency issues
+ */
+class AdapterNotFoundError extends Error {}
+
+/**
+ * Error class for adapter version mismatch dependency issues
+ */
+class AdapterVersionMismatchError extends Error {}
+
 /** Host information including host id and running version */
 type HostInformation = ioBroker.HostCommon & { host: string; runningVersion: string };
 
@@ -3283,7 +3293,7 @@ function checkVersion(name: string, version: string, instances: Record<string, i
         // Check only a version
         if (version) {
             if (!semver.satisfies(ioPackage.common.version, version, { includePrerelease: true })) {
-                throw new Error(
+                throw new AdapterVersionMismatchError(
                     `Invalid version of "${name}". Installed "${ioPackage.common.version}", required "${version}"`,
                 );
             } else {
@@ -3301,7 +3311,7 @@ function checkVersion(name: string, version: string, instances: Record<string, i
         );
         for (const inst of filteredInst) {
             if (version && !semver.satisfies(instances[inst].common.version, version, { includePrerelease: true })) {
-                throw new Error(
+                throw new AdapterVersionMismatchError(
                     `required adapter "${name}" has wrong version. Installed "${instances[inst].common.version}", required "${version}"!`,
                 );
             }
@@ -3310,7 +3320,7 @@ function checkVersion(name: string, version: string, instances: Record<string, i
     }
 
     if (!isFound) {
-        throw new Error(`required adapter "${name}" not found!`);
+        throw new AdapterNotFoundError(`required adapter "${name}" not found!`);
     }
 }
 
@@ -3363,7 +3373,15 @@ async function checkVersions(id: string, deps?: Dependencies, globalDeps?: Depen
         }
     } catch (e) {
         logger.debug(`${hostLogPrefix} ${id} [globalDependency]: ${JSON.stringify(globalDeps)}`);
-        throw new Error(`Adapter dependency not fulfilled on any host: ${e.message}`);
+
+        if (e instanceof AdapterNotFoundError) {
+            throw new Error(`Adapter required by dependency not installed: ${e.message}`);
+        } else if (e instanceof AdapterVersionMismatchError) {
+            throw new Error(`Adapter dependency not fulfilled on all hosts where adapter is installed: ${e.message}`);
+        } else {
+            // fallback for any other errors
+            throw new Error(`Adapter dependency not fulfilled: ${e.message}`);
+        }
     }
 }