diff --git a/cmd/ghcs/main.go b/cmd/ghcs/main.go
index 6297eac03..cb7c8090c 100644
--- a/cmd/ghcs/main.go
+++ b/cmd/ghcs/main.go
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ var rootCmd = &cobra.Command{
 
 func Execute() {
 	if os.Getenv("GITHUB_TOKEN") == "" {
-		fmt.Println("The GITHUB_TOKEN environment variable is required. Create a Personal Access Token with org SSO access at https://github.com/settings/tokens/new.")
+		fmt.Println("The GITHUB_TOKEN environment variable is required. Create a Personal Access Token at https://github.com/settings/tokens/new?scopes=repo and make sure to enable SSO for the GitHub organization after creating the token.")
 		os.Exit(1)
 	}