diff --git a/pkg/zabbix/statefile.go b/pkg/zabbix/statefile.go
index 26ea650..ae8dd28 100644
--- a/pkg/zabbix/statefile.go
+++ b/pkg/zabbix/statefile.go
@@ -15,18 +15,18 @@ func checkStateFile() error {
 	// Finds the state file to parse
 	if stateFileName != "" {
 		stateFileName = filepath.Join(workDir, stateFileName)
-		info, err := os.Stat(stateFileName)
-		if os.IsNotExist(err) || info.IsDir() {
-			return fmt.Errorf("The state file %s does not exist", stateFileName)
+		_, err := os.Stat(stateFileName)
+		if err != nil {
+			return fmt.Errorf("Could not open state file %s", stateFileName)
 		}
 	} else {
 		stateFileName = filepath.Join(workDir, bareosStateFile)
-		info, err := os.Stat(stateFileName)
-		if os.IsNotExist(err) || info.IsDir() {
+		_, err := os.Stat(stateFileName)
+		if err != nil {
 			stateFileName = filepath.Join(workDir, baculaStateFile)
-			info, err = os.Stat(stateFileName)
-			if os.IsNotExist(err) || info.IsDir() {
-				return fmt.Errorf("Could not find a suitable state file. Has a job ever run?")
+			_, err = os.Stat(stateFileName)
+			if err != nil {
+				return fmt.Errorf("Could not autodetect a suitable state file. Has a job ever run? Does the user you are running the check as has read access to bacula or bareos' /var/lib directory? Alternatively use the -w and -f flags to specify the work directory and state file to use.")
 			}
 		}
 	}
diff --git a/pkg/zabbix/workdir.go b/pkg/zabbix/workdir.go
index 287c80a..eb35942 100644
--- a/pkg/zabbix/workdir.go
+++ b/pkg/zabbix/workdir.go
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ func checkWorkDir() error {
 			workDir = filepath.Join(root, baculaWorkDir)
 			info, err := os.Stat(workDir)
 			if os.IsNotExist(err) || !info.IsDir() {
-				return fmt.Errorf("Could not find a suitable work directory. Is bareos or bacula installed?")
+				return fmt.Errorf("Could not autodetect a suitable work directory. Is bareos or bacula installed?")
 			}
 		}
 	}
diff --git a/pkg/zabbix/zabbix_test.go b/pkg/zabbix/zabbix_test.go
index d623d41..49c0dbc 100644
--- a/pkg/zabbix/zabbix_test.go
+++ b/pkg/zabbix/zabbix_test.go
@@ -34,12 +34,12 @@ func TestMain(t *testing.T) {
 		args      []string
 		want      string
 	}{
-		{"failed bacula_auto_detect", 0, "tmp/bacula_auto_detect_failed", []string{}, "INFO Failed to init programm : Could not find a suitable state file. Has a job ever run?"},
-		{"failed bareos_auto_detect", 0, "tmp/bareos_auto_detect_failed", []string{}, "INFO Failed to init programm : Could not find a suitable state file. Has a job ever run?"},
-		{"failed auto_detect", 0, "tmp/non_existent", []string{}, "INFO Failed to init programm : Could not find a suitable work directory. Is bareos or bacula installed?"},
+		{"failed bacula_auto_detect", 0, "tmp/bacula_auto_detect_failed", []string{}, "INFO Failed to init programm : Could not autodetect a suitable state file. Has a job ever run? Does the user you are running the check as has read access to bacula or bareos' /var/lib directory? Alternatively use the -w and -f flags to specify the work directory and state file to use."},
+		{"failed bareos_auto_detect", 0, "tmp/bareos_auto_detect_failed", []string{}, "INFO Failed to init programm : Could not autodetect a suitable state file. Has a job ever run? Does the user you are running the check as has read access to bacula or bareos' /var/lib directory? Alternatively use the -w and -f flags to specify the work directory and state file to use."},
+		{"failed auto_detect", 0, "tmp/non_existent", []string{}, "INFO Failed to init programm : Could not autodetect a suitable work directory. Is bareos or bacula installed?"},
 		{"no work directory", 0, "tmp", []string{"-w", "/non_existent"}, fmt.Sprintf("INFO Failed to init programm : Invalid work directory %s/tmp/non_existent : it does not exist or is not a directory", wd)},
-		{"no state file auto_detect", 0, "tmp", []string{"-w", "/no_state_file"}, "INFO Failed to init programm : Could not find a suitable state file. Has a job ever run?"},
-		{"no state file", 0, "tmp", []string{"-w", "/no_state_file", "-f", "test"}, fmt.Sprintf("INFO Failed to init programm : The state file %s/tmp/no_state_file/test does not exist", wd)},
+		{"no state file auto_detect", 0, "tmp", []string{"-w", "/no_state_file"}, "INFO Failed to init programm : Could not autodetect a suitable state file. Has a job ever run? Does the user you are running the check as has read access to bacula or bareos' /var/lib directory? Alternatively use the -w and -f flags to specify the work directory and state file to use."},
+		{"no state file", 0, "tmp", []string{"-w", "/no_state_file", "-f", "test"}, fmt.Sprintf("INFO Failed to init programm : Could not open state file %s/tmp/no_state_file/test", wd)},
 		{"ok bareos 18.2", 1582579731, "tmp/ok-18.2", []string{"-w", "/", "-f", "state"}, "OK"},
 		{"ok bareos 17.2", 1582579731, "tmp/ok-17.2", []string{"-w", "/", "-f", "state"}, "OK"},
 		{"missing", 1582709331, "tmp/ok-18.2", []string{"-w", "/", "-f", "state"}, "AVERAGE:  missing: awhphpipam1_percona_xtrabackup, awhphpipam1_LinuxAll, awhphpipam1_www"},