diff --git a/CONTRIBUTING.md b/CONTRIBUTING.md
index 6cbd791540730..b67a5f3f4795b 100644
--- a/CONTRIBUTING.md
+++ b/CONTRIBUTING.md
@@ -77,7 +77,6 @@ Before you submit an issue, please search the issue tracker. An issue for your p
 We want to fix all the issues as soon as possible, but before fixing a bug we need to reproduce and confirm it. Having a reproducible scenario gives us wealth of important information without going back and forth with you requiring additional information, such as:
 
 - version of Nx used
-- `workspace.json` or `angular.json` configuration
 - `yarn.lock` or `package-lock.json`
 - and most importantly - a use-case that fails
 
diff --git a/packages/cli/bin/nx.ts b/packages/cli/bin/nx.ts
index 0e7fac774016e..4f3118104d6b1 100644
--- a/packages/cli/bin/nx.ts
+++ b/packages/cli/bin/nx.ts
@@ -59,9 +59,7 @@ if (workspace) {
   if (w) {
     require(path.join(w.dir, 'node_modules', '@nrwl', 'cli', 'bin', 'nx.js'));
   } else {
-    console.error(
-      `Error: The current directory isn't part of an Nx workspace.`
-    );
-    process.exit(1);
+    console.log(`The current directory isn't part of an Nx workspace.`);
+    process.exit(0);
   }
 }