diff --git a/src/backend/distributed/operations/worker_node_manager.c b/src/backend/distributed/operations/worker_node_manager.c
index 9bab18c96..0979f52d1 100644
--- a/src/backend/distributed/operations/worker_node_manager.c
+++ b/src/backend/distributed/operations/worker_node_manager.c
@@ -267,8 +267,11 @@ ErrorIfCoordinatorNotAddedAsWorkerNode()
 		return;
 	}
 
-	ereport(ERROR, (errmsg("could not find the coordinator node in "
-						   "metadata as it is not added as a worker")));
+	ereport(ERROR, (errmsg("operation is not allowed when coordinator "
+						   "is not added into metadata"),
+					errhint("Use \"SELECT citus_set_coordinator_host('"
+							"<hostname>', '<port>')\" to configure the "
+							"coordinator hostname and port")));
 }
 
 
diff --git a/src/test/regress/expected/citus_local_tables.out b/src/test/regress/expected/citus_local_tables.out
index f2177948c..71ed1eb23 100644
--- a/src/test/regress/expected/citus_local_tables.out
+++ b/src/test/regress/expected/citus_local_tables.out
@@ -40,7 +40,13 @@ SELECT 1 FROM master_remove_node('localhost', :master_port);
 CREATE TABLE citus_local_table_1 (a int primary key);
 -- this should fail as coordinator is removed from pg_dist_node
 SELECT citus_add_local_table_to_metadata('citus_local_table_1');
-ERROR:  could not find the coordinator node in metadata as it is not added as a worker
+ERROR:  operation is not allowed when coordinator is not added into metadata
+-- This should also fail as coordinator is removed from pg_dist_node.
+--
+-- This is not a great place to test this but is one of those places that we
+-- have workers in metadata but not the coordinator.
+SELECT create_distributed_table_concurrently('citus_local_table_1', 'a');
+ERROR:  operation is not allowed when coordinator is not added into metadata
 -- let coordinator have citus local tables again for next tests
 set client_min_messages to ERROR;
 SELECT 1 FROM master_add_node('localhost', :master_port, groupId => 0);
diff --git a/src/test/regress/expected/isolation_create_citus_local_table.out b/src/test/regress/expected/isolation_create_citus_local_table.out
index a7c2c8445..b673cc5b3 100644
--- a/src/test/regress/expected/isolation_create_citus_local_table.out
+++ b/src/test/regress/expected/isolation_create_citus_local_table.out
@@ -239,7 +239,7 @@ master_remove_node
 step s2-create-citus-local-table-1: SELECT citus_add_local_table_to_metadata('citus_local_table_1'); <waiting ...>
 step s1-commit: COMMIT;
 step s2-create-citus-local-table-1: <... completed>
-ERROR:  could not find the coordinator node in metadata as it is not added as a worker
+ERROR:  operation is not allowed when coordinator is not added into metadata
 step s2-commit: COMMIT;
 master_remove_node
 ---------------------------------------------------------------------
diff --git a/src/test/regress/sql/citus_local_tables.sql b/src/test/regress/sql/citus_local_tables.sql
index 8505734e5..00bd0bc7b 100644
--- a/src/test/regress/sql/citus_local_tables.sql
+++ b/src/test/regress/sql/citus_local_tables.sql
@@ -35,6 +35,12 @@ CREATE TABLE citus_local_table_1 (a int primary key);
 -- this should fail as coordinator is removed from pg_dist_node
 SELECT citus_add_local_table_to_metadata('citus_local_table_1');
 
+-- This should also fail as coordinator is removed from pg_dist_node.
+--
+-- This is not a great place to test this but is one of those places that we
+-- have workers in metadata but not the coordinator.
+SELECT create_distributed_table_concurrently('citus_local_table_1', 'a');
+
 -- let coordinator have citus local tables again for next tests
 set client_min_messages to ERROR;
 SELECT 1 FROM master_add_node('localhost', :master_port, groupId => 0);