diff --git a/pkg/oci/remote/remote.go b/pkg/oci/remote/remote.go
index 623044df5d3..02f0756f980 100644
--- a/pkg/oci/remote/remote.go
+++ b/pkg/oci/remote/remote.go
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ var (
 
 	// ErrEntityNotFound is the error that SignedEntity returns when the
 	// provided ref does not exist.
-	ErrEntityNotFound = "entity not found in registry"
+	ErrEntityNotFound = "cosign remoteGet: entity not found in registry"
 )
 
 func NewEntityNotFoundError(err error) error {