diff --git a/pagure/cli/admin.py b/pagure/cli/admin.py
index a00cc1b..3808f3c 100644
--- a/pagure/cli/admin.py
+++ b/pagure/cli/admin.py
@@ -585,6 +585,16 @@ def _get_project(arg_project, user=None):
     )
 
 
+def _check_project(_project, **kwargs):
+    """ Check that the project extracted with args is a valid project """
+    if _project is None:
+        raise pagure.exceptions.PagureException(
+            "No project found with: {}".format(
+                ", ".join(["{}={}".format(k, v) for k, v in kwargs.items()])
+            )
+        )
+
+
 def do_generate_acl(args):
     """ Regenerate the gitolite ACL file.
 
@@ -835,10 +845,7 @@ def do_delete_project(args):
     # Get the project
     project = _get_project(args.project, user=args.user)
 
-    if project is None:
-        raise pagure.exceptions.PagureException(
-            "No project found with: %s" % args.project
-        )
+    _check_project(project, project=args.project, user=args.user)
 
     print(
         "Are you sure you want to delete: %s?\n  This cannot be undone!"
@@ -871,10 +878,7 @@ def do_get_watch_status(args):
     # Get the project
     project = _get_project(args.project)
 
-    if project is None:
-        raise pagure.exceptions.PagureException(
-            "No project found with: %s" % args.project
-        )
+    _check_project(project, project=args.project)
 
     level = (
         pagure.lib.query.get_watch_level_on_repo(
@@ -928,10 +932,7 @@ def do_update_watch_status(args):
     # Get the project
     project = _get_project(args.project)
 
-    if project is None:
-        raise pagure.exceptions.PagureException(
-            "No project found with: %s" % args.project
-        )
+    _check_project(project, project=args.project)
 
     print(
         "Updating watch status of %s to %s (%s) on %s"
@@ -961,10 +962,7 @@ def do_read_only(args):
     # Get the project
     project = _get_project(args.project, user=args.user)
 
-    if project is None:
-        raise pagure.exceptions.PagureException(
-            "No project found with: %s" % args.project
-        )
+    _check_project(project, project=args.project)
 
     # Validate ro flag
     if args.ro and args.ro.lower() not in ["true", "false"]:
@@ -1224,10 +1222,7 @@ def do_create_branch(args):
     # Get the project
     project = _get_project(args.project, user=args.user)
 
-    if project is None:
-        raise pagure.exceptions.PagureException(
-            "No project found with: %s, user: %s" % (args.project, args.user)
-        )
+    _check_project(project, project=args.project, user=args.user)
 
     try:
         pagure.lib.git.new_git_branch(
@@ -1261,10 +1256,7 @@ def do_set_default_branch(args):
     # Get the project
     project = _get_project(args.project, user=args.user)
 
-    if project is None:
-        raise pagure.exceptions.PagureException(
-            "No project found with: %s, user: %s" % (args.project, args.user)
-        )
+    _check_project(project, project=args.project, user=args.user)
 
     repo_path = get_repo_path(project)
     repo_obj = pygit2.Repository(repo_path)
diff --git a/tests/test_pagure_admin.py b/tests/test_pagure_admin.py
index 8ddeed2..b647679 100644
--- a/tests/test_pagure_admin.py
+++ b/tests/test_pagure_admin.py
@@ -771,7 +771,9 @@ class PagureAdminGetWatchTests(tests.Modeltests):
         args = munch.Munch({"project": "foobar", "user": "pingou"})
         with self.assertRaises(pagure.exceptions.PagureException) as cm:
             pagure.cli.admin.do_get_watch_status(args)
-        self.assertEqual(cm.exception.args[0], "No project found with: foobar")
+        self.assertEqual(
+            cm.exception.args[0], "No project found with: project=foobar"
+        )
 
     def test_get_watch_get_project_invalid_project(self):
         """ Test the get-watch function of pagure-admin with an invalid
@@ -912,7 +914,9 @@ class PagureAdminUpdateWatchTests(tests.Modeltests):
         )
         with self.assertRaises(pagure.exceptions.PagureException) as cm:
             pagure.cli.admin.do_update_watch_status(args)
-        self.assertEqual(cm.exception.args[0], "No project found with: foob")
+        self.assertEqual(
+            cm.exception.args[0], "No project found with: project=foob"
+        )
 
     def test_get_watch_update_project_invalid_project(self):
         """ Test the update-watch function of pagure-admin on an invalid
@@ -1041,7 +1045,9 @@ class PagureAdminReadOnlyTests(tests.Modeltests):
         args = munch.Munch({"project": "foob", "user": None, "ro": None})
         with self.assertRaises(pagure.exceptions.PagureException) as cm:
             pagure.cli.admin.do_read_only(args)
-        self.assertEqual(cm.exception.args[0], "No project found with: foob")
+        self.assertEqual(
+            cm.exception.args[0], "No project found with: project=foob"
+        )
 
     def test_read_only_invalid_project(self):
         """ Test the read-only function of pagure-admin on an invalid
@@ -1725,7 +1731,10 @@ class PagureAdminDeleteProjectTests(tests.Modeltests):
         )
         with self.assertRaises(pagure.exceptions.PagureException) as cm:
             pagure.cli.admin.do_delete_project(args)
-        self.assertEqual(cm.exception.args[0], "No project found with: foob")
+        self.assertEqual(
+            cm.exception.args[0],
+            "No project found with: project=foob, user=None",
+        )
 
     def test_delete_project_invalid_project(self):
         """ Test the read-only function of pagure-admin on an invalid
@@ -1851,7 +1860,8 @@ class PagureCreateBranchTests(tests.Modeltests):
         with self.assertRaises(pagure.exceptions.PagureException) as cm:
             pagure.cli.admin.do_create_branch(args)
         self.assertEqual(
-            cm.exception.args[0], "No project found with: foob, user: None"
+            cm.exception.args[0],
+            "No project found with: project=foob, user=None",
         )
 
     def test_create_branch_invalid_project(self):
@@ -2002,7 +2012,8 @@ class PagureSetDefaultBranchTests(tests.Modeltests):
         with self.assertRaises(pagure.exceptions.PagureException) as cm:
             pagure.cli.admin.do_set_default_branch(args)
         self.assertEqual(
-            cm.exception.args[0], "No project found with: foob, user: None"
+            cm.exception.args[0],
+            "No project found with: project=foob, user=None",
         )
 
     def test_set_default_branch_invalid_project(self):