diff --git a/.changeset/brown-cycles-laugh.md b/.changeset/brown-cycles-laugh.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..00cb29ed0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/brown-cycles-laugh.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+'@verdaccio/cli': patch
+---
+
+chore: improve error logger message
diff --git a/packages/cli/src/commands/init.ts b/packages/cli/src/commands/init.ts
index 4ae27a178..91c8a93ad 100644
--- a/packages/cli/src/commands/init.ts
+++ b/packages/cli/src/commands/init.ts
@@ -49,7 +49,9 @@ export class InitCommand extends Command {
     try {
       // @ts-expect-error
       if (logConfig.logs) {
-        throw Error('logger as array not longer supported');
+        throw Error(
+          'the property config "logs" property is longer supported, rename to "log" and use object instead'
+        );
       }
       setup(logConfig.log as LoggerConfigItem);
     } catch (err: any) {