diff --git a/cli/permissions.rs b/cli/permissions.rs
index 3964b07a3c..98b7e7a33a 100644
--- a/cli/permissions.rs
+++ b/cli/permissions.rs
@@ -29,12 +29,13 @@ pub enum PermissionState {
 
 impl PermissionState {
   /// Checks the permission state and returns the result.
-  pub fn check(self, msg: &str, err_msg: &str) -> Result<(), ErrBox> {
+  pub fn check(self, msg: &str, flag_name: &str) -> Result<(), ErrBox> {
     if self == PermissionState::Allow {
       log_perm_access(msg);
       return Ok(());
     }
-    Err(permission_denied_msg(err_msg.to_string()))
+    let m = format!("{}, run again with the {} flag", msg, flag_name);
+    Err(permission_denied_msg(m))
   }
   pub fn is_allow(self) -> bool {
     self == PermissionState::Allow
@@ -129,10 +130,9 @@ impl DenoPermissions {
   }
 
   pub fn check_run(&self) -> Result<(), ErrBox> {
-    self.allow_run.check(
-      "access to run a subprocess",
-      "run again with the --allow-run flag",
-    )
+    self
+      .allow_run
+      .check("access to run a subprocess", "--allow-run")
   }
 
   fn get_state_read(&self, path: &Option<&Path>) -> PermissionState {
@@ -145,7 +145,7 @@ impl DenoPermissions {
   pub fn check_read(&self, path: &Path) -> Result<(), ErrBox> {
     self.get_state_read(&Some(path)).check(
       &format!("read access to \"{}\"", path.display()),
-      "run again with the --allow-read flag",
+      "--allow-read",
     )
   }
 
@@ -159,7 +159,7 @@ impl DenoPermissions {
   pub fn check_write(&self, path: &Path) -> Result<(), ErrBox> {
     self.get_state_write(&Some(path)).check(
       &format!("write access to \"{}\"", path.display()),
-      "run again with the --allow-write flag",
+      "--allow-write",
     )
   }
 
@@ -188,30 +188,26 @@ impl DenoPermissions {
   pub fn check_net(&self, hostname: &str, port: u16) -> Result<(), ErrBox> {
     self.get_state_net(hostname, Some(port)).check(
       &format!("network access to \"{}:{}\"", hostname, port),
-      "run again with the --allow-net flag",
+      "--allow-net",
     )
   }
 
   pub fn check_net_url(&self, url: &url::Url) -> Result<(), ErrBox> {
     self
       .get_state_net(&format!("{}", url.host().unwrap()), url.port())
-      .check(
-        &format!("network access to \"{}\"", url),
-        "run again with the --allow-net flag",
-      )
+      .check(&format!("network access to \"{}\"", url), "--allow-net")
   }
 
   pub fn check_env(&self) -> Result<(), ErrBox> {
-    self.allow_env.check(
-      "access to environment variables",
-      "run again with the --allow-env flag",
-    )
+    self
+      .allow_env
+      .check("access to environment variables", "--allow-env")
   }
 
   pub fn check_plugin(&self, path: &Path) -> Result<(), ErrBox> {
     self.allow_plugin.check(
       &format!("access to open a plugin: {}", path.display()),
-      "run again with the --allow-plugin flag",
+      "--allow-plugin",
     )
   }
 
diff --git a/cli/tests/error_015_dynamic_import_permissions.out b/cli/tests/error_015_dynamic_import_permissions.out
index 2c8c388fc9..dcc913e2b7 100644
--- a/cli/tests/error_015_dynamic_import_permissions.out
+++ b/cli/tests/error_015_dynamic_import_permissions.out
@@ -1 +1 @@
-error: Uncaught TypeError: run again with the --allow-net flag
+error: Uncaught TypeError: network access to "http://localhost:4545/tests/subdir/mod4.js", run again with the --allow-net flag
diff --git a/cli/tests/error_016_dynamic_import_permissions2.out b/cli/tests/error_016_dynamic_import_permissions2.out
index 55579f8293..8f561f130c 100644
--- a/cli/tests/error_016_dynamic_import_permissions2.out
+++ b/cli/tests/error_016_dynamic_import_permissions2.out
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
 [WILDCARD]
-error: Uncaught TypeError: run again with the --allow-read flag
+error: Uncaught TypeError: read access to "[WILDCARD]passwd", run again with the --allow-read flag
diff --git a/std/fs/empty_dir_test.ts b/std/fs/empty_dir_test.ts
index 77e98c0ce7..b9145767e1 100644
--- a/std/fs/empty_dir_test.ts
+++ b/std/fs/empty_dir_test.ts
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 import { test } from "../testing/mod.ts";
 import {
   assertEquals,
+  assertStrContains,
   assertThrows,
   assertThrowsAsync
 } from "../testing/asserts.ts";
@@ -227,7 +228,7 @@ test(async function emptyDirPermission(): Promise<void> {
 
       const output = await Deno.readAll(stdout);
 
-      assertEquals(new TextDecoder().decode(output), s.output);
+      assertStrContains(new TextDecoder().decode(output), s.output);
     }
   } catch (err) {
     await Deno.remove(testfolder, { recursive: true });
diff --git a/std/fs/exists_test.ts b/std/fs/exists_test.ts
index b8c968a028..c7c7dc54e9 100644
--- a/std/fs/exists_test.ts
+++ b/std/fs/exists_test.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 // Copyright 2018-2020 the Deno authors. All rights reserved. MIT license.
 import { test } from "../testing/mod.ts";
-import { assertEquals } from "../testing/asserts.ts";
+import { assertEquals, assertStrContains } from "../testing/asserts.ts";
 import * as path from "../path/mod.ts";
 import { exists, existsSync } from "./exists.ts";
 
@@ -134,7 +134,7 @@ test(async function existsPermission(): Promise<void> {
 
     const output = await Deno.readAll(stdout);
 
-    assertEquals(new TextDecoder().decode(output), s.output);
+    assertStrContains(new TextDecoder().decode(output), s.output);
   }
 
   // done
diff --git a/std/http/file_server_test.ts b/std/http/file_server_test.ts
index 170979b614..12a5b671f8 100644
--- a/std/http/file_server_test.ts
+++ b/std/http/file_server_test.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 // Copyright 2018-2020 the Deno authors. All rights reserved. MIT license.
 import { test } from "../testing/mod.ts";
-import { assert, assertEquals } from "../testing/asserts.ts";
+import { assert, assertEquals, assertStrContains } from "../testing/asserts.ts";
 import { BufReader } from "../io/bufio.ts";
 import { TextProtoReader } from "../textproto/mod.ts";
 
@@ -109,8 +109,8 @@ test(async function servePermissionDenied(): Promise<void> {
 
   try {
     await fetch("http://localhost:4500/");
-    assertEquals(
-      await errReader.readLine(),
+    assertStrContains(
+      (await errReader.readLine()) as string,
       "run again with the --allow-read flag"
     );
   } finally {
diff --git a/std/manual.md b/std/manual.md
index 2fa93718f1..f29256bd96 100644
--- a/std/manual.md
+++ b/std/manual.md
@@ -229,7 +229,7 @@ When this program is started, it throws PermissionDenied error.
 
 ```shell
 $ deno https://deno.land/std/examples/echo_server.ts
-error: Uncaught PermissionDenied: run again with the --allow-net flag
+error: Uncaught PermissionDenied: network access to "0.0.0.0:8080", run again with the --allow-net flag
 ► $deno$/dispatch_json.ts:40:11
     at DenoError ($deno$/errors.ts:20:5)
     ...
@@ -329,7 +329,7 @@ This is an example to restrict file system access by whitelist.
 
 ```shell
 $ deno --allow-read=/usr https://deno.land/std/examples/cat.ts /etc/passwd
-error: Uncaught PermissionDenied: run again with the --allow-read flag
+error: Uncaught PermissionDenied: read access to "/etc/passwd", run again with the --allow-read flag
 ► $deno$/dispatch_json.ts:40:11
     at DenoError ($deno$/errors.ts:20:5)
     ...