diff --git a/CHANGELOG.adoc b/CHANGELOG.adoc
index 9604c8370a..2157faf1a3 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.adoc
+++ b/CHANGELOG.adoc
@@ -26,6 +26,10 @@
 | Fix plugin lookup with file ext on Windows
 | https://github.com/knative/client/pull/774[#774]
 
+| 🐛
+| Correct error message when updating service
+| https://github.com/knative/client/pull/778[#778]
+
 |===
 
 ## v0.13.1 (2020-03-25)
diff --git a/pkg/kn/commands/service/create_test.go b/pkg/kn/commands/service/create_test.go
index 0ade9c327c..548018f188 100644
--- a/pkg/kn/commands/service/create_test.go
+++ b/pkg/kn/commands/service/create_test.go
@@ -143,6 +143,13 @@ func TestServiceCreateWithMultipleImages(t *testing.T) {
 	assert.Assert(t, util.ContainsAll(err.Error(), "\"--image\"", "\"gcr.io/bar/foo:baz\"", "flag", "once"))
 }
 
+func TestServiceCreateWithMultipleNames(t *testing.T) {
+	_, _, _, err := fakeServiceCreate([]string{
+		"service", "create", "foo", "foo1", "--image", "gcr.io/foo/bar:baz", "--no-wait"}, false)
+
+	assert.Assert(t, util.ContainsAll(err.Error(), "'service create' requires the service name given as single argument"))
+}
+
 func TestServiceCreateImageSync(t *testing.T) {
 	action, created, output, err := fakeServiceCreate([]string{
 		"service", "create", "foo", "--image", "gcr.io/foo/bar:baz"}, false)
diff --git a/pkg/kn/commands/service/delete.go b/pkg/kn/commands/service/delete.go
index 81dc8f9612..413c7aea55 100644
--- a/pkg/kn/commands/service/delete.go
+++ b/pkg/kn/commands/service/delete.go
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ func NewServiceDeleteCommand(p *commands.KnParams) *cobra.Command {
 
 		RunE: func(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
 			if len(args) < 1 {
-				return errors.New("requires the service name")
+				return errors.New("'service delete' requires the service name(s)")
 			}
 
 			namespace, err := p.GetNamespace(cmd)
diff --git a/pkg/kn/commands/service/describe.go b/pkg/kn/commands/service/describe.go
index 866c0827cd..d304124842 100644
--- a/pkg/kn/commands/service/describe.go
+++ b/pkg/kn/commands/service/describe.go
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ func NewServiceDescribeCommand(p *commands.KnParams) *cobra.Command {
 		Short: "Show details of a service",
 		RunE: func(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
 			if len(args) != 1 {
-				return errors.New("'kn service describe' requires name of the service as single argument")
+				return errors.New("'service describe' requires the service name given as single argument")
 			}
 			serviceName := args[0]
 
diff --git a/pkg/kn/commands/service/describe_test.go b/pkg/kn/commands/service/describe_test.go
index 1c45b2e0d7..0c2bceb84b 100644
--- a/pkg/kn/commands/service/describe_test.go
+++ b/pkg/kn/commands/service/describe_test.go
@@ -75,6 +75,16 @@ func TestServiceDescribeBasic(t *testing.T) {
 	r.Validate()
 }
 
+func TestServiceDescribeWithMultipleNames(t *testing.T) {
+	client := knclient.NewMockKnServiceClient(t)
+	r := client.Recorder()
+	createTestService("foo", []string{"rev1"}, goodConditions())
+	_, err := executeServiceCommand(client, "describe", "foo", "foo1")
+
+	assert.Assert(t, util.ContainsAll(err.Error(), "'service describe' requires the service name given as single argument"))
+	r.Validate()
+}
+
 func TestServiceDescribeSad(t *testing.T) {
 	client := knclient.NewMockKnServiceClient(t)
 	r := client.Recorder()
diff --git a/pkg/kn/commands/service/update.go b/pkg/kn/commands/service/update.go
index b0589e0a1d..fe82ce232d 100644
--- a/pkg/kn/commands/service/update.go
+++ b/pkg/kn/commands/service/update.go
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ func NewServiceUpdateCommand(p *commands.KnParams) *cobra.Command {
 		Example: updateExample,
 		RunE: func(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) (err error) {
 			if len(args) != 1 {
-				return errors.New("requires the service name")
+				return errors.New("'service update' requires the service name given as single argument")
 			}
 
 			namespace, err := p.GetNamespace(cmd)
diff --git a/pkg/kn/commands/service/update_test.go b/pkg/kn/commands/service/update_test.go
index bb48aad86f..e197684c77 100644
--- a/pkg/kn/commands/service/update_test.go
+++ b/pkg/kn/commands/service/update_test.go
@@ -195,11 +195,19 @@ func TestServiceUpdateImage(t *testing.T) {
 func TestServiceUpdateWithMultipleImages(t *testing.T) {
 	orig := newEmptyService()
 	_, _, _, err := fakeServiceUpdate(orig, []string{
-		"service", "create", "foo", "--image", "gcr.io/foo/bar:baz", "--image", "gcr.io/bar/foo:baz", "--no-wait"})
+		"service", "update", "foo", "--image", "gcr.io/foo/bar:baz", "--image", "gcr.io/bar/foo:baz", "--no-wait"})
 
 	assert.Assert(t, util.ContainsAll(err.Error(), "\"--image\"", "\"gcr.io/bar/foo:baz\"", "flag", "once"))
 }
 
+func TestServiceUpdateWithMultipleNames(t *testing.T) {
+	orig := newEmptyService()
+	_, _, _, err := fakeServiceUpdate(orig, []string{
+		"service", "update", "foo", "foo1", "--image", "gcr.io/foo/bar:baz", "--no-wait"})
+
+	assert.Assert(t, util.ContainsAll(err.Error(), "'service update' requires the service name given as single argument"))
+}
+
 func TestServiceUpdateCommand(t *testing.T) {
 	orig := newEmptyService()