diff --git a/nodebuilder/state/stub.go b/nodebuilder/state/stub.go
index 94326fed5e..8d17d651dd 100644
--- a/nodebuilder/state/stub.go
+++ b/nodebuilder/state/stub.go
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/celestiaorg/celestia-node/state"
 )
 
-var ErrNoStateAccess = errors.New("node is running without state access")
+var ErrNoStateAccess = errors.New("node is running without state access. run with --core.ip <CORE NODE IP> to resolve")
 
 // stubbedStateModule provides a stub for the state module to return
 // errors when state endpoints are accessed without a running connection