diff --git a/src/buildx/history.ts b/src/buildx/history.ts
index ae227d8..1f4fec5 100644
--- a/src/buildx/history.ts
+++ b/src/buildx/history.ts
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ export class History {
       throw new Error('Docker is required to export a build record');
     }
     if (!(await Docker.isDaemonRunning())) {
-      throw new Error('Docker daemon is not running, skipping build record export');
+      throw new Error('Docker daemon needs to be running to export a build record');
     }
     if (!(await this.buildx.versionSatisfies('>=0.13.0'))) {
       throw new Error('Buildx >= 0.13.0 is required to export a build record');