diff --git a/src/typo3project.ts b/src/typo3project.ts
index 8a2396a..32fadbd 100644
--- a/src/typo3project.ts
+++ b/src/typo3project.ts
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ export default function typo3project(
                     config.root ?? process.cwd(),
                 );
             } catch (err: any) {
-                logger.error(colors.red(err.mesage), { timestamp: true });
+                logger.error(colors.red(err.message), { timestamp: true });
                 return;
             }
 
@@ -112,6 +112,10 @@ export default function typo3project(
             );
         },
         configResolved(config) {
+            if (!pluginConfig) {
+                return;
+            }
+
             if (config.build.manifest === false) {
                 logger.warn(
                     colors.red(
@@ -121,7 +125,7 @@ export default function typo3project(
                 );
             }
 
-            if (pluginConfig && pluginConfig.debug) {
+            if (pluginConfig.debug) {
                 outputDebugInformation(
                     relevantExtensions,
                     entrypoints,
diff --git a/src/utils.ts b/src/utils.ts
index 1e1eb18..956e6f5 100644
--- a/src/utils.ts
+++ b/src/utils.ts
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ export function initializePluginConfig<T extends ComposerContext>(
     if (!composerContext) {
         const message =
             target === "project"
-                ? 'No composer project could be found in parent directories. If you only want to bundle assets of a single extension, make sure to set "target" to "extension".'
+                ? 'No composer project could be found in parent directories. Make sure to set "type": "project" in your root composer.json.'
                 : "No extension composer file could be found in parent directories. Make sure that your extension has a valid composer file.";
         throw new Error(message);
     }