diff --git a/packages/routers/src/CommonActions.tsx b/packages/routers/src/CommonActions.tsx
index 55b9ce7b..93f69c88 100644
--- a/packages/routers/src/CommonActions.tsx
+++ b/packages/routers/src/CommonActions.tsx
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ export function navigate(...args: any): Action {
 
     if (!payload.hasOwnProperty('key') && !payload.hasOwnProperty('name')) {
       throw new Error(
-        'While calling navigate with an object as the argument, you need to specify name or key'
+        'You need to specify name or key when calling navigate with an object as the argument. See https://reactnavigation.org/docs/navigation-actions.html#navigate for usage.'
       );
     }
 
diff --git a/packages/routers/src/__tests__/CommonActions.test.tsx b/packages/routers/src/__tests__/CommonActions.test.tsx
index 0d11c358..5d431fcf 100644
--- a/packages/routers/src/__tests__/CommonActions.test.tsx
+++ b/packages/routers/src/__tests__/CommonActions.test.tsx
@@ -3,6 +3,6 @@ import * as CommonActions from '../CommonActions';
 it('throws if NAVIGATE is called without key or name', () => {
   // @ts-ignore
   expect(() => CommonActions.navigate({})).toThrowError(
-    'While calling navigate with an object as the argument, you need to specify name or key'
+    'You need to specify name or key when calling navigate with an object as the argument.'
   );
 });