diff --git a/host-configs/tpls.cmake b/host-configs/tpls.cmake
index 08e605d79bf..e0a7b0f1146 100644
--- a/host-configs/tpls.cmake
+++ b/host-configs/tpls.cmake
@@ -3,6 +3,14 @@
 #
 message("in tpls.cmake GEOSX_TPL_DIR=${GEOSX_TPL_DIR}")
 
+#
+# General TPL Folder verifications
+#
+if(NOT EXISTS ${GEOSX_TPL_DIR})
+  message(WARNING "'GEOSX_TPL_DIR' does not exist.\n")
+endif()
+
+
 if(EXISTS ${GEOSX_TPL_DIR}/raja)
   set(RAJA_DIR ${GEOSX_TPL_DIR}/raja CACHE PATH "" FORCE)
 endif()
diff --git a/src/cmake/thirdparty/SetupGeosxThirdParty.cmake b/src/cmake/thirdparty/SetupGeosxThirdParty.cmake
index 2a7529576b7..a3a4edd3f0e 100644
--- a/src/cmake/thirdparty/SetupGeosxThirdParty.cmake
+++ b/src/cmake/thirdparty/SetupGeosxThirdParty.cmake
@@ -1,7 +1,16 @@
 ####################################
+#
 # 3rd Party Dependencies
+#
+# Setup all GEOS TPL
+#
 ####################################
 
+
+################################
+# Helper macros & functions
+################################
+
 macro(find_and_import)
     set(singleValueArgs NAME HEADER)
     set(multiValueArgs INCLUDE_DIRECTORIES
@@ -101,8 +110,22 @@ macro(extract_version_from_header)
 
 endmacro( extract_version_from_header)
 
+
+macro(mandatory_tpl_doesnt_exist
+      CURRENT_TPL_NAME
+      CURRENT_TPL_DIR_VAR)
+
+    message(FATAL_ERROR
+            "GEOSX requires ${CURRENT_TPL_NAME}, either :\n"
+            "  - Verify that you provided a valid TPL installation directory (GEOSX_TPL_DIR = \"${GEOSX_TPL_DIR}\"),\n"
+            "  - Or set ${CURRENT_TPL_DIR_VAR} to the ${CURRENT_TPL_NAME} installation directory (${CURRENT_TPL_DIR_VAR} = \"${${CURRENT_TPL_DIR_VAR}}\").\n")
+
+endmacro(mandatory_tpl_doesnt_exist)
+
+
 set(thirdPartyLibs "")
 
+
 ################################
 # BLAS/LAPACK
 ################################
@@ -184,7 +207,7 @@ if(DEFINED CONDUIT_DIR)
 
     set(thirdPartyLibs ${thirdPartyLibs} conduit::conduit)
 else()
-    message(FATAL_ERROR "GEOSX requires conduit, set CONDUIT_DIR to the conduit installation directory.")
+    mandatory_tpl_doesnt_exist("Conduit" CONDUIT_DIR)
 endif()
 
 ################################
@@ -215,7 +238,7 @@ if(DEFINED HDF5_DIR)
     set(ENABLE_HDF5 ON CACHE BOOL "")
     set(thirdPartyLibs ${thirdPartyLibs} hdf5)
 else()
-    message(FATAL_ERROR "GEOSX requires hdf5, set HDF5_DIR to the hdf5 installation directory.")
+    mandatory_tpl_doesnt_exist("hdf5" HDF5_DIR)
 endif()
 
 ################################
@@ -259,7 +282,7 @@ if(DEFINED PUGIXML_DIR)
       set(thirdPartyLibs ${thirdPartyLibs} pugixml)
     endif()
 else()
-    message(FATAL_ERROR "GEOSX requires pugixml, set PUGIXML_DIR to the pugixml installation directory.")
+    mandatory_tpl_doesnt_exist("pugixml" PUGIXML_DIR)
 endif()
 
 ################################
@@ -291,7 +314,7 @@ if(DEFINED RAJA_DIR)
     set(ENABLE_RAJA ON CACHE BOOL "")
     set(thirdPartyLibs ${thirdPartyLibs} RAJA )
 else()
-    message(FATAL_ERROR "GEOSX requires RAJA, set RAJA_DIR to the RAJA installation directory.")
+    mandatory_tpl_doesnt_exist("RAJA" RAJA_DIR)
 endif()
 
 ################################
@@ -322,7 +345,7 @@ if(DEFINED UMPIRE_DIR)
     set(ENABLE_UMPIRE ON CACHE BOOL "")
     set(thirdPartyLibs ${thirdPartyLibs} umpire)
 else()
-    message(FATAL_ERROR "GEOSX requires Umpire, set UMPIRE_DIR to the Umpire installation directory.")
+    mandatory_tpl_doesnt_exist("Umpire" UMPIRE_DIR)
 endif()
 
 
@@ -345,7 +368,7 @@ if(DEFINED CHAI_DIR)
     set(ENABLE_CHAI ON CACHE BOOL "")
     set(thirdPartyLibs ${thirdPartyLibs} chai)
 else()
-    message(FATAL_ERROR "GEOSX requires CHAI, set CHAI_DIR to the CHAI installation directory.")
+    mandatory_tpl_doesnt_exist("CHAI" CHAI_DIR)
 endif()
 
 ################################
@@ -800,7 +823,7 @@ if(DEFINED FMT_DIR)
 
     set(thirdPartyLibs ${thirdPartyLibs} fmt::fmt )
 else()
-    message(FATAL_ERROR "GEOSX requires {fmt}, set FMT_DIR to the {fmt} installation directory.")
+    mandatory_tpl_doesnt_exist("{fmt}" FMT_DIR)
 endif()
 
 ################################
diff --git a/src/coreComponents/constitutive/fluid/multifluid/CO2Brine/CO2BrineFluid.cpp b/src/coreComponents/constitutive/fluid/multifluid/CO2Brine/CO2BrineFluid.cpp
index b30d367dd4c..01e210d20a1 100644
--- a/src/coreComponents/constitutive/fluid/multifluid/CO2Brine/CO2BrineFluid.cpp
+++ b/src/coreComponents/constitutive/fluid/multifluid/CO2Brine/CO2BrineFluid.cpp
@@ -162,7 +162,8 @@ void CO2BrineFluid< PHASE1, PHASE2, FLASH >::checkTablesParameters( real64 const
     m_phase1->enthalpy.checkTablesParameters( pressure, temperatureInCelsius );
   } catch( SimulationError const & ex )
   {
-    string const errorMsg = GEOS_FMT( "{}: Table input error for phase no. 1.\n", getDataContext() );
+    string const errorMsg = GEOS_FMT( "Table input error for {} phase (in table from \"{}\").\n",
+                                      m_phaseNames[m_p1Index], m_phasePVTParaFiles[m_p1Index] );
     throw SimulationError( ex, errorMsg );
   }
 
@@ -173,7 +174,8 @@ void CO2BrineFluid< PHASE1, PHASE2, FLASH >::checkTablesParameters( real64 const
     m_phase2->enthalpy.checkTablesParameters( pressure, temperatureInCelsius );
   } catch( SimulationError const & ex )
   {
-    string const errorMsg = GEOS_FMT( "{}: Table input error for phase no. 2.\n", getDataContext() );
+    string const errorMsg = GEOS_FMT( "Table input error for {} phase (in table from \"{}\").\n",
+                                      m_phaseNames[m_p2Index], m_phasePVTParaFiles[m_p2Index] );
     throw SimulationError( ex, errorMsg );
   }
 
@@ -182,7 +184,8 @@ void CO2BrineFluid< PHASE1, PHASE2, FLASH >::checkTablesParameters( real64 const
     m_flash->checkTablesParameters( pressure, temperatureInCelsius );
   } catch( SimulationError const & ex )
   {
-    string const errorMsg = GEOS_FMT( "{}: Table input error for flash phase.\n", getDataContext() );
+    string const errorMsg = GEOS_FMT( "Table input error for flash phase (in table from \"{}\").\n",
+                                      m_flashModelParaFile );
     throw SimulationError( ex, errorMsg );
   }
 }
diff --git a/src/coreComponents/constitutive/fluid/multifluid/reactive/ReactiveBrineFluid.cpp b/src/coreComponents/constitutive/fluid/multifluid/reactive/ReactiveBrineFluid.cpp
index f118a6a6819..93b463ccdd3 100644
--- a/src/coreComponents/constitutive/fluid/multifluid/reactive/ReactiveBrineFluid.cpp
+++ b/src/coreComponents/constitutive/fluid/multifluid/reactive/ReactiveBrineFluid.cpp
@@ -214,7 +214,8 @@ void ReactiveBrineFluid< PHASE >::checkTablesParameters( real64 const pressure,
     m_phase->enthalpy.checkTablesParameters( pressure, temperatureInCelsius );
   } catch( SimulationError const & ex )
   {
-    string const errorMsg = GEOS_FMT( "{}: Table input error.\n", getDataContext() );
+    string const errorMsg = GEOS_FMT( "Table input error (in table from {}).\n",
+                                      stringutilities::join( m_phasePVTParaFiles ) );
     throw SimulationError( ex, errorMsg );
   }
 }
diff --git a/src/coreComponents/functions/TableFunction.cpp b/src/coreComponents/functions/TableFunction.cpp
index 0a8751c28ab..3fa60e36e92 100644
--- a/src/coreComponents/functions/TableFunction.cpp
+++ b/src/coreComponents/functions/TableFunction.cpp
@@ -177,7 +177,10 @@ void TableFunction::checkCoord( real64 const coord, localIndex const dim ) const
   real64 const upperBound = m_coordinates[dim][m_coordinates.sizeOfArray( dim ) - 1];
   GEOS_THROW_IF( coord > upperBound || coord < lowerBound,
                  GEOS_FMT( "{}: Requested {} is out of the table bounds ( lower bound: {} -> upper bound: {} ).",
-                           getDataContext(), units::formatValue( coord, getDimUnit( dim ) ), lowerBound, upperBound ),
+                           getDataContext(),
+                           units::formatValue( coord, getDimUnit( dim ) ),
+                           units::formatValue( lowerBound, getDimUnit( dim ) ),
+                           units::formatValue( upperBound, getDimUnit( dim ) ) ),
                  SimulationError );
 }