diff --git a/src/cmds/generate.ts b/src/cmds/generate.ts
index ab99c5d..daa5fd2 100644
--- a/src/cmds/generate.ts
+++ b/src/cmds/generate.ts
@@ -76,6 +76,7 @@ export async function handler(argv: {
         }),
     );
     getApiToken();
+    const orgData = await getOrgData(orgPublicId);
     const options = {
       filters: {
         projects: _.castArray(project),
@@ -85,7 +86,6 @@ export async function handler(argv: {
       orgPublicId,
       options,
     );
-    const orgData = await getOrgData(orgPublicId);
     const reportData = await generateHtmlReport(
       orgPublicId,
       licenseData,
@@ -103,6 +103,6 @@ export async function handler(argv: {
       `${outputFormat.toUpperCase()} license report saved at: ${fileName}`,
     );
   } catch (e) {
-    console.error(e);
+    console.error(e.message || e);
   }
 }
diff --git a/src/lib/get-org-data.ts b/src/lib/get-org-data.ts
index cea1faf..bdeb42c 100644
--- a/src/lib/get-org-data.ts
+++ b/src/lib/get-org-data.ts
@@ -24,7 +24,12 @@ export async function getOrgData(orgPublicId: string): Promise<OrgData> {
   try {
     const snykApiClient = await new snykApiSdk.Orgs();
     const allOrgs: OrgData[] = _.get(await snykApiClient.get(), 'orgs', []);
-    const orgData = allOrgs.filter(org => org.id === orgPublicId)[0];
+    const orgData = allOrgs.filter((org) => org.id === orgPublicId)[0];
+    if (_.isEmpty(orgData)) {
+      throw new Error(
+        `No organization data found for provided ID: ${orgPublicId}.\nPlease check that the --orgPublicId is the correct public ID found in Organization Settings page on https://app.snyk.io/org/<ORG_NAME>/manage/settings`,
+      );
+    }
     return orgData;
   } catch (e) {
     debug('❌ Failed to get org data for org ID:' + orgPublicId);
diff --git a/test/system/__snapshots__/generate.test.ts.snap b/test/system/__snapshots__/generate.test.ts.snap
index b6af730..b3adf39 100644
--- a/test/system/__snapshots__/generate.test.ts.snap
+++ b/test/system/__snapshots__/generate.test.ts.snap
@@ -1,5 +1,10 @@
 // Jest Snapshot v1, https://goo.gl/fbAQLP
 
+exports[`\`snyk-licenses-report generate <...>\` Shows error when invalid --orgPublicId 1`] = `
+"No organization data found for provided ID: my-org.
+Please check that the --orgPublicId is the correct public ID found in Organization Settings page on https://app.snyk.io/org/<ORG_NAME>/manage/settings"
+`;
+
 exports[`\`snyk-licenses-report generate <...>\` Shows error when missing --orgPublicId 1`] = `
 "Command failed: node ./dist/index.js generate
 index.js generate
diff --git a/test/system/generate.test.ts b/test/system/generate.test.ts
index 8604085..f84ff86 100644
--- a/test/system/generate.test.ts
+++ b/test/system/generate.test.ts
@@ -22,6 +22,24 @@ describe('`snyk-licenses-report generate <...>`', () => {
     );
   });
 
+  it('Shows error when invalid --orgPublicId', async (done) => {
+    exec(
+      `node ${main} generate --orgPublicId=my-org`,
+      {
+        env: {
+          PATH: process.env.PATH,
+          SNYK_TOKEN: process.env.SNYK_TEST_TOKEN,
+        },
+      },
+      (err, stdout, stderr) => {
+        expect(stdout).toBe('');
+        expect(err).toBeNull();
+        expect(stderr.trim()).toMatchSnapshot();
+        done();
+      },
+    );
+  });
+
   it('generated the report successfully with default params', (done) => {
     exec(
       `node ${main} generate --orgPublicId=${ORG_ID}`,
@@ -37,7 +55,7 @@ describe('`snyk-licenses-report generate <...>`', () => {
         done();
       },
     );
-  }, 50000);
+  }, 80000);
 
   it.skip('generated the report successfully as PDF', (done) => {
     exec(
@@ -54,7 +72,7 @@ describe('`snyk-licenses-report generate <...>`', () => {
         done();
       },
     );
-  }, 50000);
+  }, 80000);
   it('generated the report successfully with custom template', (done) => {
     exec(
       `node ${main} generate --orgPublicId=${ORG_ID} --template=${__dirname +
@@ -71,7 +89,7 @@ describe('`snyk-licenses-report generate <...>`', () => {
         done();
       },
     );
-  }, 50000);
+  }, 80000);
   it.todo('API is down');
   it.todo('Requested org has no licenses policy');
 });