diff --git a/autonomy/chain/utils.py b/autonomy/chain/utils.py
index 0e13b18632..bd383ede5b 100644
--- a/autonomy/chain/utils.py
+++ b/autonomy/chain/utils.py
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@
 from autonomy.chain.constants import SERVICE_MANAGER_TOKEN_COMPATIBLE_CHAINS
 from autonomy.chain.exceptions import DependencyError, FailedToRetrieveComponentMetadata
 from autonomy.chain.metadata import IPFS_URI_PREFIX
+from autonomy.constants import OLAS_DOCS_URL
 
 
 def get_ipfs_hash_from_uri(uri: str) -> str:
@@ -61,7 +62,11 @@ def resolve_component_id(
             token_id=token_id,
         )
     except RequestConnectionError as e:
-        raise FailedToRetrieveComponentMetadata("Error connecting to the RPC") from e
+        raise FailedToRetrieveComponentMetadata(
+            "Error connecting to the RPC. Please make sure that "
+            "you have set the chain RPC environment variable correctly. "
+            f"You can read more about the configurations on {OLAS_DOCS_URL}/open-autonomy/advanced_reference/commands/autonomy_service/#options."
+        ) from e
 
     try:
         return r_get(url=metadata_uri).json()
diff --git a/autonomy/constants.py b/autonomy/constants.py
index cb47008a07..8ed7761610 100644
--- a/autonomy/constants.py
+++ b/autonomy/constants.py
@@ -66,3 +66,4 @@
 DEFAULT_DOCKER_IMAGE_AUTHOR = "valory"
 OAR_IMAGE = "{image_author}/oar-{agent}:{version}"
 ABSTRACT_ROUND_ABCI_SKILL_WITH_HASH = "valory/abstract_round_abci:0.1.0:bafybeihinmp6fj7vsooudtfxr7e64scleawt5dqlfqwrhovuw57gbfmc3u"
+OLAS_DOCS_URL = "https://docs.autonolas.network"