diff --git a/src/Composer/Command/InitCommand.php b/src/Composer/Command/InitCommand.php
index 51c6d1c6e..df1e451c4 100644
--- a/src/Composer/Command/InitCommand.php
+++ b/src/Composer/Command/InitCommand.php
@@ -653,7 +653,7 @@ EOT
                 ));
             }
             throw new \InvalidArgumentException(sprintf(
-                'Could not find package %s at any version for your minimum-stability (%s). Check the package spelling or your minimum-stability',
+                'Could not find a matching version of package %s. Check the package spelling, your version constraint and that the package is available in a stability which matches your minimum-stability (%s).',
                 $name,
                 $this->getMinimumStability($input)
             ));