diff --git a/osbuild/main_cli.py b/osbuild/main_cli.py
index 89d83e215..6a249df78 100644
--- a/osbuild/main_cli.py
+++ b/osbuild/main_cli.py
@@ -138,8 +138,9 @@ def osbuild_cli() -> int:
     exports = set(args.export)
     unresolved = [e for e in exports if e not in manifest]
     if unresolved:
+        available = list(manifest.pipelines.keys())
         for name in unresolved:
-            print(f"Export {vt.bold}{name}{vt.reset} not found!")
+            print(f"Export {vt.bold}{name}{vt.reset} not found in {available}")
         print(f"{vt.reset}{vt.bold}{vt.red}Failed{vt.reset}")
         return 1
 
diff --git a/test/run/test_main.py b/test/run/test_main.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..0b1c6778c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/run/test_main.py
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+import json
+
+import pytest
+
+from .. import test
+
+jsondata = json.dumps({
+    "version": "2",
+    "pipelines": [
+        {
+            "name": "noop",
+        },
+        {
+            "name": "noop2",
+        },
+    ],
+})
+
+
+def test_exports_are_shown_on_missing_exports(capsys):
+    with pytest.raises(AssertionError):
+        with test.OSBuild() as osb:
+            osb.compile(jsondata, exports=["not-existing"])
+    assert "Export not-existing not found in ['noop', 'noop2']\n" in capsys.readouterr().out