diff --git a/bin/commands/.errors b/bin/commands/.errors
index 89b56b008f..b41af191c9 100644
--- a/bin/commands/.errors
+++ b/bin/commands/.errors
@@ -32,4 +32,5 @@ ZWEL0200E||Failed to copy USS file %s to MVS data set %s.
 ZWEL0201E||File %s does not exist.
 ZWEL0202E||Unable to find samplib key for %s.
 ZWEL0203E||Env value in key-value pair %s has not been defined.
-ZWEL0316E||Command requires zowe.useConfigmgr=true to use.
\ No newline at end of file
+ZWEL0316E||Command requires zowe.useConfigmgr=true to use.
+ZWEL0319E||NodeJS required but not found. Errors such as ZWEL0157E may occur as a result. The value 'node.home' in the Zowe YAML is not correct. 
diff --git a/bin/libs/json.sh b/bin/libs/json.sh
index 5b5342a4a3..bf41777c1a 100644
--- a/bin/libs/json.sh
+++ b/bin/libs/json.sh
@@ -83,6 +83,13 @@ read_yaml() {
   code=$?
   print_trace "  * Exit code: ${code}"
   if [ ${code} -ne 0 ]; then
+    # Check for "node ... FSUM7351 not found". Common user error that we can solve more quickly by providing advice below.
+    missing_id_check=$(echo "${ZWE_PRIVATE_YAML_CACHE}" | grep "FSUM7351" 2>&1)
+    if [ -n "${missing_id_check}" ]; then
+      print_error "Error ZWEL0319E: NodeJS required but not found. Errors such as ZWEL0157E may occur as a result."
+      print_error "The value 'node.home' in the Zowe YAML is not correct. Set it to the parent directory of 'bin/node'."
+      print_error "For example, if NodeJS is at '/opt/nodejs/bin/node', then set 'node.home' to '/opt/nodejs'."
+    fi
     print_error "  * Output:"
     print_error "$(padding_left "${ZWE_PRIVATE_YAML_CACHE}" "    ")"
     return ${code}