diff --git a/cmd/kubectx/current.go b/cmd/kubectx/current.go
index 738822e..131e26f 100644
--- a/cmd/kubectx/current.go
+++ b/cmd/kubectx/current.go
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ func (_op CurrentOp) Run(stdout, _ io.Writer) error {
 	kc := new(kubeconfig.Kubeconfig).WithLoader(defaultLoader)
 	defer kc.Close()
 	if err := kc.Parse(); err != nil {
-		return errors.Wrap(err, "failed to parse kubeconfig")
+		return errors.Wrap(err, "kubeconfig error")
 	}
 
 	v := kc.GetCurrentContext()
diff --git a/cmd/kubectx/delete.go b/cmd/kubectx/delete.go
index ade6f95..087a5fc 100644
--- a/cmd/kubectx/delete.go
+++ b/cmd/kubectx/delete.go
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ func deleteContext(name string) (deleteName string, wasActiveContext bool, err e
 	kc := new(kubeconfig.Kubeconfig).WithLoader(defaultLoader)
 	defer kc.Close()
 	if err := kc.Parse(); err != nil {
-		return "", false, errors.Wrap(err, "failed to parse kubeconfig")
+		return "", false, errors.Wrap(err, "kubeconfig error")
 	}
 
 	cur := kc.GetCurrentContext()
diff --git a/cmd/kubectx/kubeconfig.go b/cmd/kubectx/kubeconfig.go
index dcca8a3..646a8c2 100644
--- a/cmd/kubectx/kubeconfig.go
+++ b/cmd/kubectx/kubeconfig.go
@@ -32,6 +32,9 @@ func (*StandardKubeconfigLoader) Load() (kubeconfig.ReadWriteResetCloser, error)
 	}
 	f, err := os.OpenFile(cfgPath, os.O_RDWR, 0)
 	if err != nil {
+		if os.IsNotExist(err) {
+			return nil, errors.Errorf("kubeconfig file not found at %s", cfgPath)
+		}
 		return nil, errors.Wrap(err, "failed to open file")
 	}
 	return &kubeconfigFile{f}, nil
diff --git a/cmd/kubectx/list.go b/cmd/kubectx/list.go
index 6e0d46f..13f780b 100644
--- a/cmd/kubectx/list.go
+++ b/cmd/kubectx/list.go
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ func (_ ListOp) Run(stdout, _ io.Writer) error {
 	kc := new(kubeconfig.Kubeconfig).WithLoader(defaultLoader)
 	defer kc.Close()
 	if err := kc.Parse(); err != nil {
-		return errors.Wrap(err, "failed to parse kubeconfig")
+		return errors.Wrap(err, "kubeconfig error")
 	}
 
 	ctxs := kc.ContextNames()
diff --git a/cmd/kubectx/rename.go b/cmd/kubectx/rename.go
index 680f362..1320439 100644
--- a/cmd/kubectx/rename.go
+++ b/cmd/kubectx/rename.go
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ func (op RenameOp) Run(_, stderr io.Writer) error {
 	kc := new(kubeconfig.Kubeconfig).WithLoader(defaultLoader)
 	defer kc.Close()
 	if err := kc.Parse(); err != nil {
-		return errors.Wrap(err, "failed to parse kubeconfig")
+		return errors.Wrap(err, "kubeconfig error")
 	}
 
 	cur := kc.GetCurrentContext()
diff --git a/cmd/kubectx/switch.go b/cmd/kubectx/switch.go
index 945f8db..bc64b46 100644
--- a/cmd/kubectx/switch.go
+++ b/cmd/kubectx/switch.go
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ func switchContext(name string) (string, error) {
 	kc := new(kubeconfig.Kubeconfig).WithLoader(defaultLoader)
 	defer kc.Close()
 	if err := kc.Parse(); err != nil {
-		return "", errors.Wrap(err, "failed to parse kubeconfig")
+		return "", errors.Wrap(err, "kubeconfig error")
 	}
 
 	prev := kc.GetCurrentContext()
diff --git a/cmd/kubectx/unset.go b/cmd/kubectx/unset.go
index a3c4377..8e33c2b 100644
--- a/cmd/kubectx/unset.go
+++ b/cmd/kubectx/unset.go
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ func (_ UnsetOp) Run(_, stderr io.Writer) error {
 	kc := new(kubeconfig.Kubeconfig).WithLoader(defaultLoader)
 	defer kc.Close()
 	if err := kc.Parse(); err != nil {
-		return errors.Wrap(err, "failed to parse kubeconfig")
+		return errors.Wrap(err, "kubeconfig error")
 	}
 
 	if err := kc.UnsetCurrentContext(); err != nil {