diff --git a/static/js/pages/setup.js b/static/js/pages/setup.js
index a647bb0c7..0b938cd99 100644
--- a/static/js/pages/setup.js
+++ b/static/js/pages/setup.js
@@ -205,11 +205,15 @@ import * as URI from 'urijs';
 
 
     $scope.showMissingConfigDialog = function() {
-      var message = "A volume should be mounted into the container at <code>/conf/stack</code>: " +
+      var message = "It looks like Quay was not mounted with a configuration volume. The volume should be " +
+                    "mounted into the container at <code>/conf/stack</code>. " +
+                    "<br>If you have a tarball, please ensure you untar it into a directory and re-run this container with: " +
                     "<br><br><pre>docker run -v /path/to/config:/conf/stack</pre>" +
-                    "<br>Once fixed, restart the container. For more information, " +
+                    "<br>If you haven't configured your Quay instance, please run the container with: " +
+                    "<br><br><pre>docker run &lt;name-of-image&gt; config </pre>" +
+                    "For more information, " +
                     "<a href='https://coreos.com/docs/enterprise-registry/initial-setup/'>" +
-                    "Read the Setup Guide</a>"
+                    "Read the Setup Guide</a>";
 
       var title = "Missing configuration volume";
       CoreDialog.fatal(title, message);