diff --git a/.git-hooks/commit-msg b/.git-hooks/commit-msg
index 003f76b..cb3bd89 100755
--- a/.git-hooks/commit-msg
+++ b/.git-hooks/commit-msg
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ GREEN="\033[1;32m"
 # temporary file which holds the message).
 commit_message=$(cat "$1")
 
-if (echo "$commit_message" | grep -Eq "^(build|chore|ci|docs|feat|fix|perf|refactor|revert|style|test)(\([a-z0-9 \-\*]+\))?!?: .+$") then
+if (echo "$commit_message" | grep -Eq "^(build|chore|ci|docs|feat|fix|perf|refactor|revert|style|test)(\([a-z0-9 -\*]+\))?!?: .+$") then
    echo "${GREEN} ✔ Commit message meets Conventional Commit standards"
    exit 0
 fi
diff --git a/src/SASViyaApiClient.spec.ts b/src/SASViyaApiClient.spec.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4063817
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/SASViyaApiClient.spec.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,51 @@
+import { Logger, LogLevel } from '@sasjs/utils/logger'
+import { RequestClient } from './request/RequestClient'
+import { SASViyaApiClient } from './SASViyaApiClient'
+import { Folder } from './types'
+import { RootFolderNotFoundError } from './types/errors'
+
+const mockFolder: Folder = {
+  id: '1',
+  uri: '/folder',
+  links: [],
+  memberCount: 1
+}
+
+const requestClient = new (<jest.Mock<RequestClient>>RequestClient)()
+const sasViyaApiClient = new SASViyaApiClient(
+  'https://test.com',
+  '/test',
+  'test context',
+  requestClient
+)
+
+describe('SASViyaApiClient', () => {
+  beforeEach(() => {
+    ;(process as any).logger = new Logger(LogLevel.Off)
+    setupMocks()
+  })
+
+  it('should throw an error when the root folder is not found on the server', async () => {
+    jest
+      .spyOn(requestClient, 'get')
+      .mockImplementation(() => Promise.reject('Not Found'))
+    const error = await sasViyaApiClient
+      .createFolder('test', '/foo')
+      .catch((e) => e)
+    expect(error).toBeInstanceOf(RootFolderNotFoundError)
+  })
+})
+
+const setupMocks = () => {
+  jest
+    .spyOn(requestClient, 'get')
+    .mockImplementation(() =>
+      Promise.resolve({ result: mockFolder, etag: '', status: 200 })
+    )
+
+  jest
+    .spyOn(requestClient, 'post')
+    .mockImplementation(() =>
+      Promise.resolve({ result: mockFolder, etag: '', status: 200 })
+    )
+}
diff --git a/src/SASViyaApiClient.ts b/src/SASViyaApiClient.ts
index e68082c..a8dbc9f 100644
--- a/src/SASViyaApiClient.ts
+++ b/src/SASViyaApiClient.ts
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ import {
   JobDefinition,
   PollOptions
 } from './types'
-import { JobExecutionError } from './types/errors'
+import { JobExecutionError, RootFolderNotFoundError } from './types/errors'
 import { SessionManager } from './SessionManager'
 import { ContextManager } from './ContextManager'
 import { SasAuthResponse, MacroVar, AuthConfig } from '@sasjs/utils/types'
@@ -381,7 +381,11 @@ export class SASViyaApiClient {
         )
         const newFolderName = `${parentFolderPath.split('/').pop()}`
         if (newParentFolderPath === '') {
-          throw new Error('Root folder has to be present on the server.')
+          throw new RootFolderNotFoundError(
+            parentFolderPath,
+            this.serverUrl,
+            accessToken
+          )
         }
         logger.info(
           `Creating parent folder:\n'${newFolderName}' in '${newParentFolderPath}'`
diff --git a/src/types/errors/RootFolderNotFoundError.spec.ts b/src/types/errors/RootFolderNotFoundError.spec.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a27e071
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/types/errors/RootFolderNotFoundError.spec.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,40 @@
+import { RootFolderNotFoundError } from './RootFolderNotFoundError'
+
+describe('RootFolderNotFoundError', () => {
+  it('when access token is provided, error message should contain the scopes in the token', () => {
+    const token =
+      'eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJzY29wZSI6WyJzY29wZS0xIiwic2NvcGUtMiJdfQ.ktqPL2ulln-8Asa2jSV9QCfDYmQuNk4tNKopxJR5xZs'
+
+    const error = new RootFolderNotFoundError(
+      '/myProject',
+      'https://analytium.co.uk',
+      token
+    )
+
+    expect(error).toBeInstanceOf(RootFolderNotFoundError)
+    expect(error.message).toContain('scope-1')
+    expect(error.message).toContain('scope-2')
+  })
+
+  it('when access token is not provided, error message should not contain scopes', () => {
+    const error = new RootFolderNotFoundError(
+      '/myProject',
+      'https://analytium.co.uk'
+    )
+
+    expect(error).toBeInstanceOf(RootFolderNotFoundError)
+    expect(error.message).not.toContain(
+      'Your access token contains the following scopes'
+    )
+  })
+
+  it('should include the folder path and SASDrive URL in the message', () => {
+    const folderPath = '/myProject'
+    const serverUrl = 'https://analytium.co.uk'
+    const error = new RootFolderNotFoundError(folderPath, serverUrl)
+
+    expect(error).toBeInstanceOf(RootFolderNotFoundError)
+    expect(error.message).toContain(folderPath)
+    expect(error.message).toContain(`${serverUrl}/SASDrive`)
+  })
+})
diff --git a/src/types/errors/RootFolderNotFoundError.ts b/src/types/errors/RootFolderNotFoundError.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f5f032e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/types/errors/RootFolderNotFoundError.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+import { decodeToken } from '@sasjs/utils/auth'
+
+export class RootFolderNotFoundError extends Error {
+  constructor(
+    parentFolderPath: string,
+    serverUrl: string,
+    accessToken?: string
+  ) {
+    let message: string =
+      `Root folder ${parentFolderPath} was not found.` +
+      `\nPlease check ${serverUrl}/SASDrive.` +
+      `\nIf the folder DOES exist then it is likely a permission problem.\n`
+    if (accessToken) {
+      const decodedToken = decodeToken(accessToken)
+      let scope = decodedToken.scope
+      scope = scope.map((element) => '* ' + element)
+      message +=
+        `Your access token contains the following scopes:\n` + scope.join('\n')
+    }
+    super(message)
+    this.name = 'RootFolderNotFoundError'
+    Object.setPrototypeOf(this, RootFolderNotFoundError.prototype)
+  }
+}
diff --git a/src/types/errors/index.ts b/src/types/errors/index.ts
index f8595d4..cca1a97 100644
--- a/src/types/errors/index.ts
+++ b/src/types/errors/index.ts
@@ -7,3 +7,4 @@ export * from './LoginRequiredError'
 export * from './NotFoundError'
 export * from './ErrorResponse'
 export * from './NoSessionStateError'
+export * from './RootFolderNotFoundError'