diff --git a/changelogs/fragments/ansible-test-test-plugin-error-message.yml b/changelogs/fragments/ansible-test-test-plugin-error-message.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..f510425a13d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelogs/fragments/ansible-test-test-plugin-error-message.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+minor_changes:
+  - "ansible-test - Specify the configuration file location required by test plugins when the config file is not found.
+                    This resolves issue: https://github.com/ansible/ansible/issues/79411"
diff --git a/test/lib/ansible_test/_internal/commands/integration/cloud/__init__.py b/test/lib/ansible_test/_internal/commands/integration/cloud/__init__.py
index 32d90d6fe51..0c078b98f5d 100644
--- a/test/lib/ansible_test/_internal/commands/integration/cloud/__init__.py
+++ b/test/lib/ansible_test/_internal/commands/integration/cloud/__init__.py
@@ -288,14 +288,14 @@ class CloudProvider(CloudBase):
             exclude.append(skip)
 
             if not self.uses_docker and self.uses_config:
-                display.warning('Excluding tests marked "%s" which require config (see "%s"): %s'
-                                % (skip.rstrip('/'), self.config_template_path, ', '.join(skipped)))
+                display.warning('Excluding tests marked "%s" which require a "%s" config file (see "%s"): %s'
+                                % (skip.rstrip('/'), self.config_static_path, self.config_template_path, ', '.join(skipped)))
             elif self.uses_docker and not self.uses_config:
                 display.warning('Excluding tests marked "%s" which requires container support: %s'
                                 % (skip.rstrip('/'), ', '.join(skipped)))
             elif self.uses_docker and self.uses_config:
-                display.warning('Excluding tests marked "%s" which requires container support or config (see "%s"): %s'
-                                % (skip.rstrip('/'), self.config_template_path, ', '.join(skipped)))
+                display.warning('Excluding tests marked "%s" which requires container support or a "%s" config file (see "%s"): %s'
+                                % (skip.rstrip('/'), self.config_static_path, self.config_template_path, ', '.join(skipped)))
 
     def setup(self) -> None:
         """Setup the cloud resource before delegation and register a cleanup callback."""