diff --git a/xCAT-server/lib/xcat/plugins/anaconda.pm b/xCAT-server/lib/xcat/plugins/anaconda.pm
index 8c98efe53..3a32c8e60 100644
--- a/xCAT-server/lib/xcat/plugins/anaconda.pm
+++ b/xCAT-server/lib/xcat/plugins/anaconda.pm
@@ -751,6 +751,7 @@ sub mkinstall
                          error => [
                                    "No $platform kickstart template exists for "
                                      . $profile
+                                     . " in directory $installroot/custom/install/$platform or $::XCATROOT/share/xcat/install/$platform"
                          ],
                          errorcode => [1]
                         }
diff --git a/xCAT-server/lib/xcat/plugins/sles.pm b/xCAT-server/lib/xcat/plugins/sles.pm
index d29bf70f0..51869c504 100644
--- a/xCAT-server/lib/xcat/plugins/sles.pm
+++ b/xCAT-server/lib/xcat/plugins/sles.pm
@@ -447,6 +447,7 @@ sub mkinstall
 	my $pkglistfile;
         my $osinst;
         my $ent = $ntents->{$node}->[0];
+	my $plat = "";
 
         if ($ent and $ent->{provmethod} and ($ent->{provmethod} ne 'install') and ($ent->{provmethod} ne 'netboot') and ($ent->{provmethod} ne 'statelite')) {
 	    my $imagename=$ent->{provmethod};
@@ -499,7 +500,6 @@ sub mkinstall
 	    $os = $ent->{os};
 	    $arch    = $ent->{arch};
 	    $profile = $ent->{profile};
-	    my $plat = "";
 	    if($os =~/sles.*/){
 		$plat = "sles";
 	    }elsif($os =~/suse.*/){
@@ -536,7 +536,7 @@ sub mkinstall
             $callback->(
                       {
                        error =>
-                         ["No AutoYaST template exists for " . $ent->{profile}],
+                         ["No AutoYaST template exists for " . $ent->{profile} . " in directory $installroot/custom/install/$plat or $::XCATROOT/share/xcat/install/$plat"],
                        errorcode => [1]
                       }
                       );