diff --git a/src/penai/config.py b/src/penai/config.py
index 1eb2b66..e1ff81c 100644
--- a/src/penai/config.py
+++ b/src/penai/config.py
@@ -13,6 +13,8 @@
 from accsr.remote_storage import RemoteStorage, RemoteStorageConfig, TransactionSummary
 from openai import OpenAI
 
+from penai.errors import ConfigError
+
 file_dir = os.path.dirname(__file__) if "__file__" in locals() else os.getcwd()
 
 top_level_directory: str = os.path.abspath(os.path.join(file_dir, os.pardir, os.pardir))
@@ -122,14 +124,19 @@ def pull_from_remote(
     dryrun: bool = False,
 ) -> TransactionSummary:
     """Pulls from the remote storage using the default storage config."""
-    return _default_remote_storage().pull(
-        remote_path=remote_path,
-        local_base_dir=top_level_directory,
-        force=force,
-        include_regex=include_regex,
-        exclude_regex=exclude_regex,
-        dryrun=dryrun,
-    )
+    try:
+        return _default_remote_storage().pull(
+            remote_path=remote_path,
+            local_base_dir=top_level_directory,
+            force=force,
+            include_regex=include_regex,
+            exclude_regex=exclude_regex,
+            dryrun=dryrun,
+        )
+    except TypeError as e:
+        raise ConfigError(
+            "Pulling from remote storage failed. This might be due to missing configuration keys."
+        ) from e
 
 
 def push_to_remote(
diff --git a/src/penai/errors.py b/src/penai/errors.py
index 3c930de..44dc9bc 100644
--- a/src/penai/errors.py
+++ b/src/penai/errors.py
@@ -1,2 +1,6 @@
 class FontFetchError(Exception):
     pass
+
+
+class ConfigError(Exception):
+    pass
diff --git a/src/penai/registries/projects.py b/src/penai/registries/projects.py
index ca9f714..69f26cd 100644
--- a/src/penai/registries/projects.py
+++ b/src/penai/registries/projects.py
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 from dataclasses import dataclass
 from enum import Enum
 from functools import cache
-from typing import Literal
+from typing import Literal, Self
 
 from sensai.util.cache import pickle_cached
 
@@ -93,6 +93,13 @@ class SavedPenpotProject(Enum):
     WIREFRAMING_KIT = "Wireframing kit"
     GENERATIVE_VARIATIONS = "Generative variations"
 
+    @classmethod
+    def get_by_name(cls, name: str) -> Self:
+        for project in cls:
+            if project.value == name:
+                return project
+        raise ValueError(f"Project with name '{name}' not found.")
+
     def get_project_name(self) -> str:
         return self.value