diff --git a/packages/angular/src/utils/mf/utils.ts b/packages/angular/src/utils/mf/utils.ts
index b63c5e061dec2..58f98741004c2 100644
--- a/packages/angular/src/utils/mf/utils.ts
+++ b/packages/angular/src/utils/mf/utils.ts
@@ -48,7 +48,14 @@ export function getFunctionDeterminateRemoteUrl(isServer: boolean = false) {
   const remoteEntry = isServer ? 'server/remoteEntry.js' : 'remoteEntry.mjs';
 
   return function (remote: string) {
-    const remoteConfiguration = readCachedProjectConfiguration(remote);
+    let remoteConfiguration = null;
+    try {
+      remoteConfiguration = readCachedProjectConfiguration(remote);
+    } catch (e) {
+      throw new Error(
+        `Cannot find remote "${remote}". Check that the remote name is correct in your module federation config file.\n`
+      );
+    }
     const serveTarget = remoteConfiguration?.targets?.[target];
 
     if (!serveTarget) {
diff --git a/packages/nx/src/project-graph/project-graph.ts b/packages/nx/src/project-graph/project-graph.ts
index f8dcd65a00370..1bf09aaffa00b 100644
--- a/packages/nx/src/project-graph/project-graph.ts
+++ b/packages/nx/src/project-graph/project-graph.ts
@@ -50,7 +50,11 @@ export function readCachedProjectConfiguration(
 ): ProjectConfiguration {
   const graph = readCachedProjectGraph();
   const node = graph.nodes[projectName];
-  return node.data;
+  try {
+    return node.data;
+  } catch (e) {
+    throw new Error(`Cannot find project: '${projectName}' in your workspace.`);
+  }
 }
 
 /**
diff --git a/packages/react/src/module-federation/utils.ts b/packages/react/src/module-federation/utils.ts
index 85e6c0e0b6fa9..b70941e8243a7 100644
--- a/packages/react/src/module-federation/utils.ts
+++ b/packages/react/src/module-federation/utils.ts
@@ -21,7 +21,14 @@ export function getFunctionDeterminateRemoteUrl(isServer: boolean = false) {
   const remoteEntry = isServer ? 'server/remoteEntry.js' : 'remoteEntry.js';
 
   return function (remote: string) {
-    const remoteConfiguration = readCachedProjectConfiguration(remote);
+    let remoteConfiguration = null;
+    try {
+      remoteConfiguration = readCachedProjectConfiguration(remote);
+    } catch (e) {
+      throw new Error(
+        `Cannot find remote: "${remote}". Check that the remote name is correct in your module federation config file.\n`
+      );
+    }
     const serveTarget = remoteConfiguration?.targets?.[target];
 
     if (!serveTarget) {