diff --git a/metadata-ingestion/src/datahub/ingestion/source/tableau.py b/metadata-ingestion/src/datahub/ingestion/source/tableau.py
index 726878e2627f8..9434381ff6e3c 100644
--- a/metadata-ingestion/src/datahub/ingestion/source/tableau.py
+++ b/metadata-ingestion/src/datahub/ingestion/source/tableau.py
@@ -186,10 +186,12 @@ def make_tableau_client(self) -> Server:
             return server
         except ServerResponseError as e:
             raise ValueError(
-                f"Unable to login with credentials provided: {str(e)}"
+                f"Unable to login (invalid credentials or missing permissions): {str(e)}"
             ) from e
         except Exception as e:
-            raise ValueError(f"Unable to login: {str(e)}") from e
+            raise ValueError(
+                f"Unable to login (check your Tableau connection and credentials): {str(e)}"
+            ) from e
 
 
 class TableauConfig(