diff --git a/routes/cookbook_routes.py b/routes/cookbook_routes.py
index 85b932c..62b7c20 100644
--- a/routes/cookbook_routes.py
+++ b/routes/cookbook_routes.py
@@ -163,6 +163,11 @@ def setup_cookbook_routes() -> APIRouter:
                 "llama.cpp / llama-cpp-python dependencies are missing.",
                 [{"label": "install llama.cpp dependencies or llama-cpp-python[server]", "op": "dependency", "package": "llama-cpp-python[server]"}],
             ),
+            (
+                r"No GGUF found on this host|no \.gguf file|No GGUF file found",
+                "No GGUF file found for this model on this host. The llama.cpp backend needs a .gguf file.",
+                [{"label": "download a GGUF build of this model (repo name usually ends in -GGUF, file like Q4_K_M.gguf)", "op": "manual"}],
+            ),
             (
                 r"No module named 'torch'|No module named torch|No module named 'diffusers'|No module named diffusers",
                 "Diffusion serving requires PyTorch and diffusers.",