diff --git a/packages/schema/src/language-server/validator/expression-validator.ts b/packages/schema/src/language-server/validator/expression-validator.ts
index 557b0f338..a4d4283e0 100644
--- a/packages/schema/src/language-server/validator/expression-validator.ts
+++ b/packages/schema/src/language-server/validator/expression-validator.ts
@@ -21,7 +21,11 @@ export default class ExpressionValidator implements AstValidator<Expression> {
         if (!expr.$resolvedType) {
             if (isAuthInvocation(expr)) {
                 // check was done at link time
-                accept('error', 'auth() cannot be resolved because no "User" model is defined', { node: expr });
+                accept(
+                    'error',
+                    'auth() cannot be resolved because no model marked wth "@@auth()" or named "User" is found',
+                    { node: expr }
+                );
             } else if (isCollectionPredicate(expr)) {
                 accept('error', 'collection predicate can only be used on an array of model type', { node: expr });
             } else {
diff --git a/packages/schema/tests/schema/validation/attribute-validation.test.ts b/packages/schema/tests/schema/validation/attribute-validation.test.ts
index 6f81dabc2..040646bd9 100644
--- a/packages/schema/tests/schema/validation/attribute-validation.test.ts
+++ b/packages/schema/tests/schema/validation/attribute-validation.test.ts
@@ -987,7 +987,7 @@ describe('Attribute tests', () => {
                 @@allow('all', auth() != null)
             }
         `)
-        ).toContain(`auth() cannot be resolved because no "User" model is defined`);
+        ).toContain(`auth() cannot be resolved because no model marked wth "@@auth()" or named "User" is found`);
 
         await loadModel(`
             ${prelude}