diff --git a/openjpa-kernel/src/main/resources/org/apache/openjpa/meta/localizer.properties b/openjpa-kernel/src/main/resources/org/apache/openjpa/meta/localizer.properties
index a347c6ca5..3d072460a 100644
--- a/openjpa-kernel/src/main/resources/org/apache/openjpa/meta/localizer.properties
+++ b/openjpa-kernel/src/main/resources/org/apache/openjpa/meta/localizer.properties
@@ -276,10 +276,12 @@ not-non-mapped: Type "{0}" cannot be a non-mapped interface as the class is \
 non-mapped-pc: A non-mapped interface cannot also be mapped.
 no-metadatafactory: MetaDataFactory could not be configured \
     (conf.newMetaDataFactoryInstance() returned null). This might mean that \
-    no configuration properties were found. If you are \
-    using Ant, please see the <properties> or <propertiesFile> attributes \
-    of the task''s nested <config> element. This can also occur if your \
-    OpenJPA distribution jars are corrupt, or if your security policy is \
+    no configuration properties were found. Ensure that you have a \
+    META-INF/persistence.xml file, that it is available in your classpath, or \
+    that the properties file you are using for configuration is available. \
+    If you are using Ant, please see the <properties> or <propertiesFile> \
+    attributes of the task''s nested <config> element. This can also occur if \
+    your OpenJPA distribution jars are corrupt, or if your security policy is \
     overly strict.
 scanning-directory: Scanning directory "{0}" for persistent types.
 scanning-jar: Scanning jar "{0}" for persistent types.