diff --git a/lib/plugins/aws/deploy/lib/checkForChanges.js b/lib/plugins/aws/deploy/lib/checkForChanges.js
index 470b2ae33..bbc7bc0e5 100644
--- a/lib/plugins/aws/deploy/lib/checkForChanges.js
+++ b/lib/plugins/aws/deploy/lib/checkForChanges.js
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ module.exports = {
       return BbPromise.reject(new this.serverless.classes.Error([
         `The serverless deployment bucket "${params.Bucket}" does not exist.`,
         `Create it manually if you want to reuse the CloudFormation stack "${stackName}",`,
-        'or delete the stack then run "sls deploy".',
+        'or delete the stack if it is no longer required.',
       ].join(' ')));
     }).then((result) => {
       if (result && result.Contents && result.Contents.length) {
diff --git a/lib/plugins/aws/deploy/lib/checkForChanges.test.js b/lib/plugins/aws/deploy/lib/checkForChanges.test.js
index d5542c18d..4a8e9fb4f 100644
--- a/lib/plugins/aws/deploy/lib/checkForChanges.test.js
+++ b/lib/plugins/aws/deploy/lib/checkForChanges.test.js
@@ -142,7 +142,7 @@ describe('checkForChanges', () => {
       return expect(awsDeploy.getMostRecentObjects()).to.be.rejectedWith([
         `The serverless deployment bucket "${awsDeploy.bucketName}" does not exist.`,
         'Create it manually if you want to reuse the CloudFormation stack "my-service-dev",',
-        'or delete the stack then run "sls deploy".',
+        'or delete the stack if it is no longer required.',
       ].join(' '));
     });