diff --git a/.github/workflows/cdr_cr_check/trigger_and_poll_gitlab.py b/.github/workflows/cdr_cr_check/trigger_and_poll_gitlab.py
index a9d2d11e4f..398adcec12 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/cdr_cr_check/trigger_and_poll_gitlab.py
+++ b/.github/workflows/cdr_cr_check/trigger_and_poll_gitlab.py
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
     sys.exit(1)
 
 if not project_api_read_token :
-    print("CDR-CR failed to run because READ_API_TOKEN (GITLAB_READ_API_TOKEN) was not set")
+    print("CDR-CR failed to run because READ_API_TOKEN (GITLAB_READ_API_TOKEN) was not set or has insufficient permissions")
     sys.exit(1)
 
 # Enable logging