diff --git a/lib/modules/ens/embarkjs.js b/lib/modules/ens/embarkjs.js
index 6663f023a..f3dabedbe 100644
--- a/lib/modules/ens/embarkjs.js
+++ b/lib/modules/ens/embarkjs.js
@@ -252,7 +252,12 @@ __embarkENS.registerSubDomain = function (name, address, callback) {
 
   // Register function generated by the index
   registerSubDomain(this.ens, this.registrar, this.resolver, web3.eth.defaultAccount, name, this.registration.rootDomain,
-    web3.utils.soliditySha3(address.toLowerCase().substr(2) + reverseAddrSuffix), address, console, EmbarkJS.Utils.secureSend, callback);
+    web3.utils.soliditySha3(address.toLowerCase().substr(2) + reverseAddrSuffix), address, console, EmbarkJS.Utils.secureSend, (err, result) => {
+      if (err && err.indexOf('Transaction has been reverted by the EVM') > -1) {
+        return callback('Registration was rejected. Are you the owner of the root domain?');
+      }
+      callback(err, result);
+    });
 };
 
 __embarkENS.isAvailable = function () {
diff --git a/lib/modules/ens/index.js b/lib/modules/ens/index.js
index 0d249dc9d..70c1286a4 100644
--- a/lib/modules/ens/index.js
+++ b/lib/modules/ens/index.js
@@ -323,8 +323,10 @@ class ENS {
               next();
             })
             .catch(err => {
-              console.error('Error while registering the root domain');
-              console.error(err);
+              self.logger.error('Error while registering the root domain');
+              if (err.message.indexOf('Transaction has been reverted by the EVM') > -1) {
+                return next(__('Registration was rejected. Did you change the deployment account? If so, delete chains.json'));
+              }
               next(err);
             });
           });