diff --git a/.changelog/4316.txt b/.changelog/4316.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..e4e22fc1e4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changelog/4316.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+```release-note:none
+```
diff --git a/google-beta/provider_test.go b/google-beta/provider_test.go
index c2058237d2..5f6a84e96b 100644
--- a/google-beta/provider_test.go
+++ b/google-beta/provider_test.go
@@ -294,7 +294,7 @@ func vcrSource(t *testing.T, path, mode string) (*VcrSource, error) {
 	case "REPLAYING":
 		seed, err := readSeedFromFile(vcrSeedFile(path, t.Name()))
 		if err != nil {
-			return nil, err
+			return nil, fmt.Errorf("no cassette found on disk for %s, please replay this testcase in recording mode - %w", t.Name(), err)
 		}
 		s := rand.NewSource(seed)
 		vcrSource := VcrSource{seed: seed, source: s}