diff --git a/tembo/cli.py b/tembo/cli.py
index 0d866e0..fcab713 100644
--- a/tembo/cli.py
+++ b/tembo/cli.py
@@ -149,7 +149,7 @@ def new(scope, inputs, dry_run, example):
             raise SystemExit(0) from scoped_page_already_exists
     if not _name_found and len(tembo.CONFIG.scopes) > 0:
         # if the name is missing in the config.yml, raise error
-        tembo.logger.warning("Command %s not found in config.yml - exiting", scope)
+        click.echo(cli_message(f"Command {scope} not found in config.yml."))
         raise SystemExit(0)
 
     # raise error if no config.yml found