diff --git a/radicle-cli/src/commands/patch/list.rs b/radicle-cli/src/commands/patch/list.rs
index ee28cd52..a0450d1c 100644
--- a/radicle-cli/src/commands/patch/list.rs
+++ b/radicle-cli/src/commands/patch/list.rs
@@ -76,10 +76,7 @@ pub fn run(
 
     if !errors.is_empty() {
         for (title, id, error) in errors {
-            term::error(format!(
-                "{} Patch {title:?} ({id}) failed to load: {error}",
-                term::format::negative("Error:")
-            ));
+            term::error(format!("patch {title:?} ({id}) failed to load: {error}",));
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/radicle-cli/src/commands/publish.rs b/radicle-cli/src/commands/publish.rs
index 818c364f..6820ea80 100644
--- a/radicle-cli/src/commands/publish.rs
+++ b/radicle-cli/src/commands/publish.rs
@@ -110,9 +110,9 @@ pub fn run(options: Options, ctx: impl term::Context) -> anyhow::Result<()> {
 
     if !validations.is_empty() {
         for err in validations {
-            term::error(format!("Error: validation error {err}"));
+            term::error(format!("validation error: {err}"));
         }
-        anyhow::bail!("fatal error: repository storage is corrupt");
+        anyhow::bail!("fatal: repository storage is corrupt");
     }
 
     term::success!(
diff --git a/radicle-cli/src/main.rs b/radicle-cli/src/main.rs
index 25d991c1..6010f8aa 100644
--- a/radicle-cli/src/main.rs
+++ b/radicle-cli/src/main.rs
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ fn main() {
         Ok(_) => process::exit(0),
         Err(err) => {
             if let Some(err) = err {
-                term::error(format!("Error: rad: {err}"));
+                term::error(format!("rad: {err}"));
             }
             process::exit(1);
         }
@@ -277,7 +277,7 @@ fn run_other(exe: &str, args: &[OsString]) -> Result<(), Option<anyhow::Error>>
             rad_remote::run,
             args.to_vec(),
         ),
-        _ => {
+        other => {
             let exe = format!("{NAME}-{exe}");
             let status = process::Command::new(exe.clone()).args(args).status();
 
@@ -289,7 +289,9 @@ fn run_other(exe: &str, args: &[OsString]) -> Result<(), Option<anyhow::Error>>
                 }
                 Err(err) => {
                     if let ErrorKind::NotFound = err.kind() {
-                        return Err(Some(anyhow!("command `{}` not found", exe)));
+                        return Err(Some(anyhow!(
+                            "`{other}` is not a command. See `rad --help` for a list of commands.",
+                        )));
                     } else {
                         return Err(Some(err.into()));
                     }
diff --git a/radicle-cli/src/terminal.rs b/radicle-cli/src/terminal.rs
index 86e5664d..21ab8b7a 100644
--- a/radicle-cli/src/terminal.rs
+++ b/radicle-cli/src/terminal.rs
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ where
                 }
                 Some(Error::HelpManual) => {
                     let Ok(status) = term::manual(help.name) else {
-                        perror(help.name, "failed to load manual page");
+                        io::error(format!("rad {}: failed to load manual page", help.name));
                         process::exit(1);
                     };
                     process::exit(status.code().unwrap_or(0));
@@ -98,10 +98,10 @@ where
                 Some(Error::WithHint { hint, .. }) => Some(hint),
                 None => None,
             };
-            perror(help.name, &err);
+            io::error(format!("rad {}: {err}", help.name));
 
             if let Some(hint) = hint {
-                eprintln!("{}", Paint::yellow(hint));
+                io::hint(hint);
             }
             process::exit(1);
         }
@@ -128,23 +128,15 @@ pub fn profile() -> Result<Profile, anyhow::Error> {
     }
 }
 
-pub fn perror(name: &str, err: impl std::fmt::Display) {
-    eprintln!(
-        "{ERROR_PREFIX} {} rad {}: {err}",
-        Paint::red("Error:"),
-        name,
-    );
-}
-
 pub fn fail(_name: &str, error: &anyhow::Error) {
     let err = error.to_string();
     let err = err.trim_end();
 
     for line in err.lines() {
-        println!("{ERROR_PREFIX} {} {line}", Paint::red("Error:"));
+        io::error(line);
     }
 
     if let Some(Error::WithHint { hint, .. }) = error.downcast_ref::<Error>() {
-        println!("{ERROR_HINT_PREFIX} {}", Paint::yellow(hint));
+        io::hint(hint);
     }
 }
diff --git a/radicle-term/src/io.rs b/radicle-term/src/io.rs
index 1f8f4fc4..24844839 100644
--- a/radicle-term/src/io.rs
+++ b/radicle-term/src/io.rs
@@ -174,7 +174,11 @@ pub fn warning(warning: impl fmt::Display) {
 }
 
 pub fn error(error: impl fmt::Display) {
-    println!("{ERROR_PREFIX} {error}");
+    println!("{ERROR_PREFIX} {} {error}", Paint::red("Error:"));
+}
+
+pub fn hint(hint: impl fmt::Display) {
+    println!("{ERROR_HINT_PREFIX} {}", Paint::yellow(hint));
 }
 
 pub fn ask<D: fmt::Display>(prompt: D, default: bool) -> bool {