diff --git a/src/collection.cpp b/src/collection.cpp
index 3f00ef05..8c3ce602 100644
--- a/src/collection.cpp
+++ b/src/collection.cpp
@@ -1197,7 +1197,7 @@ Option<nlohmann::json> Collection::search(std::string  raw_query,
                 if(embedder->is_remote()) {
                     // return error if prefix search is used with openai embedder
                     if((prefixes.size() == 1 && prefixes[0] == true) || (prefixes.size() > 1 &&  prefixes[i] == true)) {
-                        std::string error = "Prefix search is not supported for remote embedders.";
+                        std::string error = "Prefix search is not supported for remote embedders. Please set `prefix=false` as an additional search parameter to disable prefix searching.";
                         return Option<nlohmann::json>(400, error);
                     }
                 }
diff --git a/test/collection_test.cpp b/test/collection_test.cpp
index e73953ec..2e506bed 100644
--- a/test/collection_test.cpp
+++ b/test/collection_test.cpp
@@ -5107,7 +5107,7 @@ TEST_F(CollectionTest, PrefixSearchDisabledForOpenAI) {
     auto search_res_op = op.get()->search("dummy", {"embedding"}, "", {}, {}, {0}, 10, 1, FREQUENCY, {true}, Index::DROP_TOKENS_THRESHOLD, dummy_include_exclude, dummy_include_exclude, 10, "", 30, 4, ""); 
 
     ASSERT_FALSE(search_res_op.ok());
-    ASSERT_EQ("Prefix search is not supported for remote embedders.", search_res_op.error());
+    ASSERT_EQ("Prefix search is not supported for remote embedders. Please set `prefix=false` as an additional search parameter to disable prefix searching.", search_res_op.error());
 
     search_res_op = op.get()->search("dummy", {"embedding"}, "", {}, {}, {0}, 10, 1, FREQUENCY, {false}, Index::DROP_TOKENS_THRESHOLD, dummy_include_exclude, dummy_include_exclude, 10, "", 30, 4, ""); 
     ASSERT_TRUE(search_res_op.ok());