diff --git a/src/Cli/dotnet/Parser.cs b/src/Cli/dotnet/Parser.cs
index 6a6d7c9585a5..2e9d57e7ca3d 100644
--- a/src/Cli/dotnet/Parser.cs
+++ b/src/Cli/dotnet/Parser.cs
@@ -178,21 +178,29 @@ internal static int ExceptionHandler(Exception exception, ParseResult parseResul
 
             if (exception is Utils.GracefulException)
             {
-                Reporter.Error.WriteLine(CommandLoggingContext.IsVerbose
-                    ? exception.ToString().Red().Bold()
-                    : exception.Message.Red().Bold());
+                Reporter.Error.WriteLine(CommandLoggingContext.IsVerbose ?
+                    exception.ToString().Red().Bold() :
+                    exception.Message.Red().Bold());
             }
             else if (exception is CommandParsingException)
             {
-                Reporter.Error.WriteLine(CommandLoggingContext.IsVerbose
-                    ? exception.ToString().Red().Bold()
-                    : exception.Message.Red().Bold());
+                Reporter.Error.WriteLine(CommandLoggingContext.IsVerbose ?
+                    exception.ToString().Red().Bold() :
+                    exception.Message.Red().Bold());
                 parseResult.ShowHelp();
             }
+            else if (exception.GetType().Name.Equals("WorkloadManifestCompositionException"))
+            {
+                Reporter.Error.WriteLine(CommandLoggingContext.IsVerbose ?
+                    exception.ToString().Red().Bold() :
+                    exception.Message.Red().Bold());
+            }
             else
             {
                 Reporter.Error.Write("Unhandled exception: ".Red().Bold());
-                Reporter.Error.WriteLine(exception.ToString().Red().Bold());
+                Reporter.Error.WriteLine(CommandLoggingContext.IsVerbose ?
+                    exception.ToString().Red().Bold() :
+                    exception.Message.Red().Bold());
             }
 
             return 1;