diff --git a/ml-algorithms/src/main/java/org/opensearch/ml/engine/ModelHelper.java b/ml-algorithms/src/main/java/org/opensearch/ml/engine/ModelHelper.java
index 3ed2b7c31e..1090ee15b6 100644
--- a/ml-algorithms/src/main/java/org/opensearch/ml/engine/ModelHelper.java
+++ b/ml-algorithms/src/main/java/org/opensearch/ml/engine/ModelHelper.java
@@ -231,7 +231,9 @@ public void downloadAndSplit(
                 String hash = calculateFileHash(modelZipFile);
                 if (modelContentHash == null) {
                     log.error("Hash code need to be provided when register via url.");
-                    throw (new IllegalArgumentException("Hash code need to be provided when register via url."));
+                    throw (new IllegalArgumentException(
+                        "Model content Hash code need to be provided when register via url. Please calculate sha 256 Hash code."
+                    ));
                 } else if (hash.equals(modelContentHash)) {
                     List<String> chunkFiles = splitFileIntoChunks(modelZipFile, modelPartsPath, CHUNK_SIZE);
                     Map<String, Object> result = new HashMap<>();