diff --git a/implementations/rust/ockam/ockam_command/src/space/list.rs b/implementations/rust/ockam/ockam_command/src/space/list.rs
index c9bc93c9258..3d74d1296aa 100644
--- a/implementations/rust/ockam/ockam_command/src/space/list.rs
+++ b/implementations/rust/ockam/ockam_command/src/space/list.rs
@@ -63,9 +63,11 @@ async fn run_impl(
 
     let (spaces, _) = try_join!(get_spaces, progress_output)?;
 
-    let plain = opts
-        .terminal
-        .build_list(&spaces, "Spaces", "No spaces found.")?;
+    let plain = opts.terminal.build_list(
+        &spaces,
+        "Spaces",
+        "No spaces found. Run 'ockam enroll' to get a space and a project",
+    )?;
     let json = serde_json::to_string_pretty(&spaces).into_diagnostic()?;
 
     for space in spaces {
diff --git a/implementations/rust/ockam/ockam_command/src/terminal/mod.rs b/implementations/rust/ockam/ockam_command/src/terminal/mod.rs
index 943d1614fd6..645ba75a523 100644
--- a/implementations/rust/ockam/ockam_command/src/terminal/mod.rs
+++ b/implementations/rust/ockam/ockam_command/src/terminal/mod.rs
@@ -304,7 +304,7 @@ impl<W: TerminalWriter> Terminal<W, ToStdErr> {
 
     pub fn build_list(
         &self,
-        items: &Vec<impl crate::output::Output>,
+        items: &[impl crate::output::Output],
         header: &str,
         empty_message: &str,
     ) -> Result<String> {