diff --git a/src/errors.rs b/src/errors.rs
index f1873dc5c..42fe2b5cc 100644
--- a/src/errors.rs
+++ b/src/errors.rs
@@ -1,9 +1,17 @@
+use eyre::Report;
 use std::process::ExitStatus;
 
+use crate::toolset::{ToolRequest, ToolSource};
 use thiserror::Error;
 
 #[derive(Debug, Error)]
 pub enum Error {
+    #[error("Failed to resolve {tr} from {ts}: {source:#}")]
+    FailedToResolveVersion {
+        tr: ToolRequest,
+        ts: ToolSource,
+        source: Report,
+    },
     #[error("[{0}] plugin not installed")]
     PluginNotInstalled(String),
     #[error("{0}@{1} not installed")]
@@ -20,3 +28,19 @@ fn render_exit_status(exit_status: &Option<ExitStatus>) -> String {
         None => "no exit status".into(),
     }
 }
+
+impl Error {
+    pub fn is_argument_err(err: &Report) -> bool {
+        err.downcast_ref::<Error>()
+            .map(|e| {
+                matches!(
+                    e,
+                    Error::FailedToResolveVersion {
+                        ts: ToolSource::Argument,
+                        ..
+                    }
+                )
+            })
+            .unwrap_or(false)
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/toolset/builder.rs b/src/toolset/builder.rs
index 16ffc7399..e465db2c2 100644
--- a/src/toolset/builder.rs
+++ b/src/toolset/builder.rs
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ use itertools::Itertools;
 
 use crate::cli::args::{ForgeArg, ToolArg};
 use crate::config::{Config, Settings};
+use crate::errors::Error;
 use crate::toolset::{ToolRequest, ToolSource, Toolset};
 use crate::{config, env};
 
@@ -60,6 +61,9 @@ impl ToolsetBuilder {
         self.load_runtime_env(&mut toolset, env::vars().collect())?;
         self.load_runtime_args(&mut toolset)?;
         if let Err(err) = toolset.resolve() {
+            if Error::is_argument_err(&err) {
+                return Err(err);
+            }
             warn!("failed to resolve toolset: {err:#}");
         }
 
diff --git a/src/toolset/tool_version_list.rs b/src/toolset/tool_version_list.rs
index da7f3442b..ae56d269e 100644
--- a/src/toolset/tool_version_list.rs
+++ b/src/toolset/tool_version_list.rs
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 use crate::cli::args::ForgeArg;
+use crate::errors::Error;
 use crate::forge;
 use crate::toolset::tool_version_request::ToolRequest;
 use crate::toolset::{ToolSource, ToolVersion};
@@ -28,8 +29,12 @@ impl ToolVersionList {
             match tvr.resolve(plugin.as_ref(), latest_versions) {
                 Ok(v) => self.versions.push(v),
                 Err(err) => {
-                    let source = self.source.to_string();
-                    bail!("failed to resolve version of {plugin} from {source}: {err:#}");
+                    return Err(Error::FailedToResolveVersion {
+                        tr: tvr.clone(),
+                        ts: self.source.clone(),
+                        source: err,
+                    }
+                    .into());
                 }
             }
         }