diff --git a/src/alr/alr-commands-get.adb b/src/alr/alr-commands-get.adb
index cc040e5cc..1b5f443d4 100644
--- a/src/alr/alr-commands-get.adb
+++ b/src/alr/alr-commands-get.adb
@@ -351,7 +351,9 @@ package body Alr.Commands.Get is
             else
                Reportaise_Command_Failed
                  ("Crate [" & Allowed.Crate.As_String
-                  & "] does not exist in the index.");
+                  & "] does not exist in the index. "
+                  & "Use `alr search " & Allowed.Crate.As_String
+                  & "` for similar names.");
             end if;
          end if;
 
diff --git a/testsuite/tests/get/get-not-found/test.py b/testsuite/tests/get/get-not-found/test.py
index f59e890b1..82221d88c 100644
--- a/testsuite/tests/get/get-not-found/test.py
+++ b/testsuite/tests/get/get-not-found/test.py
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
 
 p = run_alr('get', 'does_not_exist', complain_on_error=False)
 assert_eq(1, p.status)
-assert_match('.*Crate \[does_not_exist\] does not exist in the index\.\n',
+assert_match('.*Crate \[does_not_exist\] does not exist in the index\..*\n',
              p.out)
 assert_eq([], glob('does_not_exist*'))
 
diff --git a/testsuite/tests/get/provides/test.py b/testsuite/tests/get/provides/test.py
index 86e835e84..b56d9e08a 100644
--- a/testsuite/tests/get/provides/test.py
+++ b/testsuite/tests/get/provides/test.py
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
 # Check the error for a truly unknown crate:
 
 assert_eq("""\
-ERROR: Crate [unobtanium] does not exist in the index.
+ERROR: Crate [unobtanium] does not exist in the index. Use `alr search unobtanium` for similar names.
 """,
           run_alr("get", "unobtanium", "--dirname", complain_on_error=False).out)
 
diff --git a/testsuite/tests/index/external-hint/test.py b/testsuite/tests/index/external-hint/test.py
index 2436f2a9e..f926d82b9 100644
--- a/testsuite/tests/index/external-hint/test.py
+++ b/testsuite/tests/index/external-hint/test.py
@@ -2,13 +2,10 @@
 Test the hinting with custom text in external definitions
 """
 
-from glob import glob
-
 from drivers.alr import distro_is_known, run_alr
 from drivers.asserts import assert_eq, assert_match
 
 import re
-import platform
 
 # 1st test: directly attempting to retrieve an external (this is doable for
 # system externals in supported platforms -- never in this test). Depending on