diff --git a/spec/utility/parse-args_spec.sh b/spec/utility/parse-args_spec.sh
index 4f5f4408..406954d1 100644
--- a/spec/utility/parse-args_spec.sh
+++ b/spec/utility/parse-args_spec.sh
@@ -122,7 +122,7 @@ Describe 'parse-arg.sh'
 				)
 				When run parseArguments params 'example' 'v1.0.0' -v v0.1.0
 				The status should be failure
-				The stderr should include "$(printf "you need to define the variable \033[0;36masdf\033[0m")"
+				The stderr should include "$(printf "you need to \`declare\` (\`local\`) the variable \033[0;36masdf\033[0m")"
 			End
 		End
 	End
diff --git a/src/utility/checks.sh b/src/utility/checks.sh
index 1e150107..2e491f78 100644
--- a/src/utility/checks.sh
+++ b/src/utility/checks.sh
@@ -304,7 +304,7 @@ function exitIfVariablesNotDeclared() {
 	shift 1 || traceAndDie "could not shift by 1"
 	for variableName in "$@"; do
 		if ! declare -p "$variableName" 2>/dev/null | grep -q 'declare --'; then
-			logError "you need to define the variable \033[0;36m%s\033[0m otherwise we write to the global scope" "$variableName"
+			logError "you need to \`declare\` (\`local\`) the variable \033[0;36m%s\033[0m otherwise we write to the global scope (you can also \`declare\` it in the global scope)" "$variableName"
 			printStackTrace
 			exit 1
 		fi