diff --git a/staging/src/k8s.io/cli-runtime/pkg/resource/builder.go b/staging/src/k8s.io/cli-runtime/pkg/resource/builder.go
index 4f4b3143abf..fac3d02390c 100644
--- a/staging/src/k8s.io/cli-runtime/pkg/resource/builder.go
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/cli-runtime/pkg/resource/builder.go
@@ -45,7 +45,8 @@ import (
 var FileExtensions = []string{".json", ".yaml", ".yml"}
 var InputExtensions = append(FileExtensions, "stdin")
 
-const defaultHttpGetAttempts int = 3
+const defaultHttpGetAttempts = 3
+const pathNotExistError = "the path %q does not exist"
 
 // Builder provides convenience functions for taking arguments and parameters
 // from the command line and converting them to a list of resources to iterate
@@ -416,7 +417,7 @@ func (b *Builder) Path(recursive bool, paths ...string) *Builder {
 	for _, p := range paths {
 		_, err := os.Stat(p)
 		if os.IsNotExist(err) {
-			b.errs = append(b.errs, fmt.Errorf("the path %q does not exist", p))
+			b.errs = append(b.errs, fmt.Errorf(pathNotExistError, p))
 			continue
 		}
 		if err != nil {
@@ -1213,7 +1214,7 @@ func expandIfFilePattern(pattern string) ([]string, error) {
 	if _, err := os.Stat(pattern); os.IsNotExist(err) {
 		matches, err := filepath.Glob(pattern)
 		if err == nil && len(matches) == 0 {
-			return nil, fmt.Errorf("the path %q does not exist", pattern)
+			return nil, fmt.Errorf(pathNotExistError, pattern)
 		}
 		if err == filepath.ErrBadPattern {
 			return nil, fmt.Errorf("pattern %q is not valid: %v", pattern, err)
diff --git a/staging/src/k8s.io/cli-runtime/pkg/resource/builder_test.go b/staging/src/k8s.io/cli-runtime/pkg/resource/builder_test.go
index f44ecb31959..a25fa5302c4 100644
--- a/staging/src/k8s.io/cli-runtime/pkg/resource/builder_test.go
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/cli-runtime/pkg/resource/builder_test.go
@@ -625,28 +625,6 @@ func TestDirectoryBuilder(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 }
 
-func TestFilePatternBuilderWhenPatternYieldsNoResult(t *testing.T) {
-	const pathPattern = "../../artifacts/_does_not_exist_/*.yaml"
-	b := newDefaultBuilder().
-		FilenameParam(false, &FilenameOptions{Recursive: false, Filenames: []string{pathPattern}}).
-		NamespaceParam("test").DefaultNamespace()
-
-	test := &testVisitor{}
-	singleItemImplied := false
-
-	err := b.Do().IntoSingleItemImplied(&singleItemImplied).Visit(test.Handle)
-	if err == nil {
-		t.Fatalf("unexpected response: error is nil")
-	}
-	const expectedErrorMsg = "does not exist"
-	if !strings.Contains(err.Error(), expectedErrorMsg) {
-		t.Fatalf("expected %s but got %s", expectedErrorMsg, err.Error())
-	}
-	if !strings.Contains(err.Error(), pathPattern) {
-		t.Fatalf("expected %s but got %s", pathPattern, err.Error())
-	}
-}
-
 func TestFilePatternBuilderWhenFileLiteralExists(t *testing.T) {
 	const pathPattern = "../../artifacts/oddly-named-file[x].yaml"
 	b := newDefaultBuilder().
@@ -665,28 +643,6 @@ func TestFilePatternBuilderWhenFileLiteralExists(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 }
 
-func TestFilePatternBuilderWhenBadPatternUsesRawInput(t *testing.T) {
-	const pathPattern = "../../artifacts/[a-z*.yaml" // missing closing bracket, "[a-z]*.yaml"
-	b := newDefaultBuilder().
-		FilenameParam(false, &FilenameOptions{Recursive: false, Filenames: []string{pathPattern}}).
-		NamespaceParam("test").DefaultNamespace()
-
-	test := &testVisitor{}
-	singleItemImplied := false
-
-	err := b.Do().IntoSingleItemImplied(&singleItemImplied).Visit(test.Handle)
-	if err == nil {
-		t.Fatalf("unexpected response: error is nil")
-	}
-	const expectedErrorMsg = "syntax error in pattern"
-	if !strings.Contains(err.Error(), expectedErrorMsg) {
-		t.Fatalf("expected %s but got %s", expectedErrorMsg, err.Error())
-	}
-	if !strings.Contains(err.Error(), pathPattern) {
-		t.Fatalf("expected %s but got %s", pathPattern, err.Error())
-	}
-}
-
 func TestFilePatternBuilder(t *testing.T) {
 	b := newDefaultBuilder().
 		FilenameParam(false, &FilenameOptions{Recursive: false, Filenames: []string{"../../artifacts/guestbook/redis-*.yaml"}}).
@@ -709,30 +665,39 @@ func TestFilePatternBuilder(t *testing.T) {
 
 func TestErrorFilePatternBuilder(t *testing.T) {
 	testCases := map[string]struct {
-		input       []string
-		expectedErr string
+		input        string
+		expectedErr  string
+		inputInError bool
 	}{
 		"invalid pattern": {
-			input:       []string{"[a-z*.yaml"},
-			expectedErr: "syntax error in pattern",
+			input:        "[a-z*.yaml",
+			expectedErr:  "syntax error in pattern",
+			inputInError: true,
 		},
 		"file does not exist": {
-			input:       []string{"../../artifacts/guestbook/notexist.yaml"},
-			expectedErr: "does not exist",
+			input:        "../../artifacts/guestbook/notexist.yaml",
+			expectedErr:  "does not exist",
+			inputInError: true,
+		},
+		"directory does not exist and valid glob": {
+			input:        "../../artifacts/_does_not_exist_/*.yaml",
+			expectedErr:  "does not exist",
+			inputInError: true,
 		},
 	}
 	for name, tc := range testCases {
 		t.Run(name, func(t *testing.T) {
 			b := newDefaultBuilder().
-				FilenameParam(false, &FilenameOptions{Recursive: false, Filenames: tc.input}).
+				FilenameParam(false, &FilenameOptions{Recursive: false, Filenames: []string{tc.input}}).
 				NamespaceParam("test").DefaultNamespace()
 
 			test := &testVisitor{}
 			singleItemImplied := false
 
 			err := b.Do().IntoSingleItemImplied(&singleItemImplied).Visit(test.Handle)
-			if err == nil || len(test.Infos) != 0 || !strings.Contains(err.Error(), tc.expectedErr) {
-				t.Fatalf("unexpected response: %v %#v", err, test.Infos)
+			if err == nil || len(test.Infos) != 0 || !strings.Contains(err.Error(), tc.expectedErr) ||
+				(tc.inputInError && !strings.Contains(err.Error(), tc.input)) {
+				t.Errorf("unexpected response: %v %#v", err, test.Infos)
 			}
 		})
 	}