diff --git a/packages/angular/src/utils/mf/utils.ts b/packages/angular/src/utils/mf/utils.ts
index b63c5e061dec27..1e67fc9cba352d 100644
--- a/packages/angular/src/utils/mf/utils.ts
+++ b/packages/angular/src/utils/mf/utils.ts
@@ -48,7 +48,14 @@ export function getFunctionDeterminateRemoteUrl(isServer: boolean = false) {
   const remoteEntry = isServer ? 'server/remoteEntry.js' : 'remoteEntry.mjs';
 
   return function (remote: string) {
-    const remoteConfiguration = readCachedProjectConfiguration(remote);
+    let remoteConfiguration = null;
+    try {
+      remoteConfiguration = readCachedProjectConfiguration(remote);
+    } catch (e) {
+      throw new Error(
+        `Cannot find project "${remote}". Check that the name is correct in module-federation config file.\n`
+      );
+    }
     const serveTarget = remoteConfiguration?.targets?.[target];
 
     if (!serveTarget) {
diff --git a/packages/react/src/module-federation/utils.ts b/packages/react/src/module-federation/utils.ts
index 85e6c0e0b6fa90..82de463d160599 100644
--- a/packages/react/src/module-federation/utils.ts
+++ b/packages/react/src/module-federation/utils.ts
@@ -21,7 +21,14 @@ export function getFunctionDeterminateRemoteUrl(isServer: boolean = false) {
   const remoteEntry = isServer ? 'server/remoteEntry.js' : 'remoteEntry.js';
 
   return function (remote: string) {
-    const remoteConfiguration = readCachedProjectConfiguration(remote);
+    let remoteConfiguration = null;
+    try {
+      remoteConfiguration = readCachedProjectConfiguration(remote);
+    } catch (e) {
+      throw new Error(
+        `Cannot find project "${remote}". Check that the name is correct in module-federation config file.\n`
+      );
+    }
     const serveTarget = remoteConfiguration?.targets?.[target];
 
     if (!serveTarget) {