diff --git a/radicle-cli/examples/rad-inspect-noauth.md b/radicle-cli/examples/rad-inspect-noauth.md
index 264ae821..21278490 100644
--- a/radicle-cli/examples/rad-inspect-noauth.md
+++ b/radicle-cli/examples/rad-inspect-noauth.md
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ The `rad inspect` command can be run without being authenticated with radicle:
 
 ``` (fail)
 $ rad self
-✗ Error: Could not load radicle profile: no profile found at path [..]
+✗ Error: Radicle profile not found in '[..]'.
 ✗ Hint: To setup your radicle profile, run `rad auth`.
 ```
 
diff --git a/radicle-cli/src/commands/help.rs b/radicle-cli/src/commands/help.rs
index c50d1d60..dbd5342c 100644
--- a/radicle-cli/src/commands/help.rs
+++ b/radicle-cli/src/commands/help.rs
@@ -50,34 +50,38 @@ impl Args for Options {
 }
 
 pub fn run(_options: Options, ctx: impl term::Context) -> anyhow::Result<()> {
-    println!("Usage: rad <command> [--help]");
+    term::print("Usage: rad <command> [--help]");
 
-    if ctx.profile().is_err() {
-        println!();
-        println!(
-            "{}",
-            term::format::highlight("It looks like this is your first time using radicle.")
-        );
-        println!(
-            "{}",
-            term::format::highlight("To get started, use `rad auth` to authenticate.")
-        );
-        println!();
+    if let Err(e) = ctx.profile() {
+        term::blank();
+        match e.downcast_ref() {
+            Some(term::args::Error::WithHint { err, hint }) => {
+                term::print(term::format::yellow(err));
+                term::print(term::format::yellow(hint));
+            }
+            Some(e) => {
+                term::error(e);
+            }
+            None => {
+                term::error(e);
+            }
+        }
+        term::blank();
     }
 
-    println!("Common `rad` commands used in various situations:");
-    println!();
+    term::print("Common `rad` commands used in various situations:");
+    term::blank();
 
     for help in COMMANDS {
-        println!(
+        term::info!(
             "\t{} {}",
             term::format::bold(format!("{:-12}", help.name)),
             term::format::dim(help.description)
         );
     }
-    println!();
-    println!("See `rad <command> --help` to learn about a specific command.");
-    println!();
+    term::blank();
+    term::print("See `rad <command> --help` to learn about a specific command.");
+    term::blank();
 
     Ok(())
 }
diff --git a/radicle-cli/src/terminal.rs b/radicle-cli/src/terminal.rs
index f5321d94..0e5339d3 100644
--- a/radicle-cli/src/terminal.rs
+++ b/radicle-cli/src/terminal.rs
@@ -121,11 +121,13 @@ where
 pub fn profile() -> Result<Profile, anyhow::Error> {
     match Profile::load() {
         Ok(profile) => Ok(profile),
-        Err(e) => Err(args::Error::WithHint {
-            err: anyhow::anyhow!("Could not load radicle profile: {e}"),
+        Err(radicle::profile::Error::NotFound(path)) => Err(args::Error::WithHint {
+            err: anyhow::anyhow!("Radicle profile not found in '{}'.", path.display()),
             hint: "To setup your radicle profile, run `rad auth`.",
         }
         .into()),
+        Err(radicle::profile::Error::Config(e)) => Err(e.into()),
+        Err(e) => Err(anyhow::anyhow!("Could not load radicle profile: {e}")),
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/radicle/src/profile.rs b/radicle/src/profile.rs
index 60145687..be731204 100644
--- a/radicle/src/profile.rs
+++ b/radicle/src/profile.rs
@@ -153,10 +153,10 @@ pub enum Error {
 
 #[derive(Debug, Error)]
 pub enum ConfigError {
-    #[error("failed to load node configuration from {0}: {1}")]
+    #[error("failed to load configuration from {0}: {1}")]
     Io(PathBuf, io::Error),
-    #[error("failed to decode node configuration from {0}: {1}")]
-    Json(PathBuf, serde_json::Error),
+    #[error("failed to load configuration from {0}: {1}")]
+    Load(PathBuf, serde_json::Error),
 }
 
 /// Local radicle configuration.
@@ -200,7 +200,7 @@ impl Config {
     pub fn load(path: &Path) -> Result<Self, ConfigError> {
         match fs::File::open(path) {
             Ok(cfg) => {
-                serde_json::from_reader(cfg).map_err(|e| ConfigError::Json(path.to_path_buf(), e))
+                serde_json::from_reader(cfg).map_err(|e| ConfigError::Load(path.to_path_buf(), e))
             }
             Err(e) => {
                 let Ok(user) = env::var("USER") else {