diff --git a/packages/cli/src/utils/get-config.ts b/packages/cli/src/utils/get-config.ts
index 74f0108787..a5c8e92a19 100644
--- a/packages/cli/src/utils/get-config.ts
+++ b/packages/cli/src/utils/get-config.ts
@@ -99,6 +99,7 @@ export async function getConfig({
 	try {
 		let configFile: BetterAuthOptions | null = null;
 		if (configPath) {
+			const resolvedPath = path.join(cwd, configPath);
 			const { config } = await loadConfig<{
 				auth: {
 					options: BetterAuthOptions;
@@ -107,13 +108,13 @@ export async function getConfig({
 					options: BetterAuthOptions;
 				};
 			}>({
-				configFile: path.join(cwd, configPath),
+				configFile: resolvedPath,
 				dotenv: true,
 				jitiOptions: jitiOptions(cwd),
 			});
 			if (!config.auth && !config.default) {
 				logger.error(
-					"[#better-auth]: Couldn't read your auth config. Make sure to default export your auth instance or to export as a variable named auth.",
+					`[#better-auth]: Couldn't read your auth config in ${resolvedPath}. Make sure to default export your auth instance or to export as a variable named auth.`,
 				);
 				process.exit(1);
 			}