diff --git a/lib/utils/error-message.js b/lib/utils/error-message.js
index 4b5582ac8e181..4fc14c92c17a9 100644
--- a/lib/utils/error-message.js
+++ b/lib/utils/error-message.js
@@ -165,7 +165,11 @@ const errorMessage = (er, npm) => {
         const pkg = er.pkgid.replace(/(?!^)@.*$/, '')
 
         detail.push(['404', ''])
-        detail.push(['404', '', `'${replaceInfo(er.pkgid)}' is not in this registry.`])
+        detail.push([
+          '404',
+          '',
+          `The requested resource '${replaceInfo(er.pkgid)}' could not be found or you do not have permission to access it.`,
+        ])
 
         const nameValidator = require('validate-npm-package-name')
         const valResult = nameValidator(pkg)
diff --git a/tap-snapshots/test/lib/utils/error-message.js.test.cjs b/tap-snapshots/test/lib/utils/error-message.js.test.cjs
index 4cfd91fd278cd..42857b7be36ab 100644
--- a/tap-snapshots/test/lib/utils/error-message.js.test.cjs
+++ b/tap-snapshots/test/lib/utils/error-message.js.test.cjs
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ Object {
     Array [
       "404",
       "",
-      "'http://evil:***@npmjs.org/not-found' is not in this registry.",
+      "The requested resource 'http://evil:***@npmjs.org/not-found' could not be found or you do not have permission to access it.",
     ],
     Array [
       "404",
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ Object {
     Array [
       "404",
       "",
-      "'node_modules' is not in this registry.",
+      "The requested resource 'node_modules' could not be found or you do not have permission to access it.",
     ],
     Array [
       "404",
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ Object {
     Array [
       "404",
       "",
-      "'xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx' is not in this registry.",
+      "The requested resource 'xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx' could not be found or you do not have permission to access it.",
     ],
     Array [
       "404",
@@ -156,7 +156,7 @@ Object {
     Array [
       "404",
       "",
-      "'yolo' is not in this registry.",
+      "The requested resource 'yolo' could not be found or you do not have permission to access it.",
     ],
     Array [
       "404",