diff --git a/cmd/flux/resume.go b/cmd/flux/resume.go
index 5f3c8b8145..6a622dcb7b 100644
--- a/cmd/flux/resume.go
+++ b/cmd/flux/resume.go
@@ -133,7 +133,7 @@ func (resume resumeCommand) run(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
 // If the args slice is empty, it patches all resumable objects in the given namespace.
 func (resume *resumeCommand) getPatchedResumables(ctx context.Context, args []string) ([]resumable, error) {
 	if len(args) < 1 {
-		objs, err := resume.patch(ctx, []client.ListOption{
+		objs, err := resume.patch(ctx, args, []client.ListOption{
 			client.InNamespace(resume.namespace),
 		})
 		if err != nil {
@@ -151,7 +151,7 @@ func (resume *resumeCommand) getPatchedResumables(ctx context.Context, args []st
 		}
 		processed[arg] = struct{}{}
 
-		objs, err := resume.patch(ctx, []client.ListOption{
+		objs, err := resume.patch(ctx, args, []client.ListOption{
 			client.InNamespace(resume.namespace),
 			client.MatchingFields{
 				"metadata.name": arg,
@@ -169,13 +169,17 @@ func (resume *resumeCommand) getPatchedResumables(ctx context.Context, args []st
 
 // Patches resumable objects by setting their status to unsuspended.
 // Returns a slice of resumables that have been patched and any error encountered during patching.
-func (resume resumeCommand) patch(ctx context.Context, listOpts []client.ListOption) ([]resumable, error) {
+func (resume resumeCommand) patch(ctx context.Context, args []string, listOpts []client.ListOption) ([]resumable, error) {
 	if err := resume.client.List(ctx, resume.list.asClientList(), listOpts...); err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
 
 	if resume.list.len() == 0 {
-		logger.Failuref("no %s objects found in %s namespace", resume.kind, resume.namespace)
+		if len(args) < 1 {
+			logger.Failuref("no %s objects found in %s namespace", resume.kind, resume.namespace)
+		} else {
+			logger.Failuref("%s object '%s' not found in %s namespace", resume.kind, args[0], resume.namespace)
+		}
 		return nil, nil
 	}
 
diff --git a/cmd/flux/testdata/kustomization/resume_kustomization_from_git_multiple_args_wait.golden b/cmd/flux/testdata/kustomization/resume_kustomization_from_git_multiple_args_wait.golden
index e07751407b..0cd30e7490 100644
--- a/cmd/flux/testdata/kustomization/resume_kustomization_from_git_multiple_args_wait.golden
+++ b/cmd/flux/testdata/kustomization/resume_kustomization_from_git_multiple_args_wait.golden
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 ► resuming kustomization tkfg in {{ .ns }} namespace
 ✔ kustomization resumed
-✗ no Kustomization objects found in {{ .ns }} namespace
+✗ Kustomization object 'tkfg' not found in {{ .ns }} namespace
 ◎ waiting for Kustomization reconciliation
 ✔ Kustomization tkfg reconciliation completed
 ✔ applied revision 6.3.5@sha1:67e2c98a60dc92283531412a9e604dd4bae005a9