diff --git a/pmb/build/_package.py b/pmb/build/_package.py
index 389096af..1f55055f 100644
--- a/pmb/build/_package.py
+++ b/pmb/build/_package.py
@@ -355,9 +355,7 @@ def process_package(
                     " try again"
                 )
             return []
-        raise RuntimeError(
-            f"{pkgname}: Could not find aport, and" " could not find this package in any APKINDEX!"
-        )
+        raise RuntimeError(f"{pkgname}: Could not find it in pmaports or any APKINDEX!")
 
     if arch is None:
         arch = pmb.build.autodetect.arch(base_apkbuild)
diff --git a/pmb/helpers/package.py b/pmb/helpers/package.py
index 7935afe5..835d2876 100644
--- a/pmb/helpers/package.py
+++ b/pmb/helpers/package.py
@@ -126,10 +126,7 @@ def get(
     # Could not find the package
     if not must_exist:
         return None
-    raise RuntimeError(
-        "Package '" + pkgname + "': Could not find aport, and"
-        " could not find this package in any APKINDEX!"
-    )
+    raise RuntimeError(f"Package '{pkgname}': Could not find it in pmaports or any APKINDEX!")
 
 
 @Cache("pkgname", "arch")
diff --git a/pmb/helpers/pmaports.py b/pmb/helpers/pmaports.py
index 6a0dfc05..3aca458a 100644
--- a/pmb/helpers/pmaports.py
+++ b/pmb/helpers/pmaports.py
@@ -205,7 +205,7 @@ def find(package, must_exist=True, subpackages=True, with_extra_repos="default")
     # Crash when necessary
     if ret is None and must_exist:
         show_pkg_not_found_systemd_hint(package, with_extra_repos)
-        raise RuntimeError("Could not find aport for package: " + package)
+        raise RuntimeError(f"Could not find package '{package}' in pmaports")
 
     return ret