diff --git a/providers/dns/dnsimple/dnsimple.go b/providers/dns/dnsimple/dnsimple.go
index 155cacd2..e3fea79e 100644
--- a/providers/dns/dnsimple/dnsimple.go
+++ b/providers/dns/dnsimple/dnsimple.go
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ func NewDNSProvider() (*DNSProvider, error) {
 // DNSProvider instance configured for dnsimple.
 func NewDNSProviderCredentials(accessToken, baseUrl string) (*DNSProvider, error) {
 	if accessToken == "" {
-		return nil, fmt.Errorf("DNSimple OAuth token missing")
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("DNSimple OAuth token is missing")
 	}
 
 	client := dnsimple.NewClient(dnsimple.NewOauthTokenCredentials(accessToken))
@@ -173,7 +173,7 @@ func (c *DNSProvider) getAccountID() (string, error) {
 	}
 
 	if whoamiResponse.Data.Account == nil {
-		return "", fmt.Errorf("DNSimple API returned empty account ID")
+		return "", fmt.Errorf("DNSimple user tokens are not supported, please use an account token.")
 	}
 
 	return strconv.Itoa(whoamiResponse.Data.Account.ID), nil
diff --git a/providers/dns/dnsimple/dnsimple_test.go b/providers/dns/dnsimple/dnsimple_test.go
index ee65dd42..bd35790d 100644
--- a/providers/dns/dnsimple/dnsimple_test.go
+++ b/providers/dns/dnsimple/dnsimple_test.go
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ func TestNewDNSProviderInvalidWithMissingOauthToken(t *testing.T) {
 	provider, err := NewDNSProvider()
 
 	assert.Nil(t, provider)
-	assert.EqualError(t, err, "DNSimple OAuth token missing")
+	assert.EqualError(t, err, "DNSimple OAuth token is missing")
 }
 
 //
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ func TestNewDNSProviderCredentialsInvalidWithMissingOauthToken(t *testing.T) {
 	provider, err := NewDNSProviderCredentials("", "")
 
 	assert.Nil(t, provider)
-	assert.EqualError(t, err, "DNSimple OAuth token missing")
+	assert.EqualError(t, err, "DNSimple OAuth token is missing")
 }
 
 //