diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index be5c97c17b..fcd285c2a9 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -38,6 +38,10 @@ Ref: https://keepachangelog.com/en/1.0.0/
 
 ## [Unreleased]
 
+### Improvements
+
+* (x/authz) [#16869](https://github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/pull/16869) Improve error message when grant not found.
+
 ### Bug Fixes
 
 * (x/bank) [#16841](https://github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/pull/16841) Correctly process legacy `DenomAddressIndex` values.
diff --git a/x/authz/keeper/keeper.go b/x/authz/keeper/keeper.go
index fe59013592..282f4e5f10 100644
--- a/x/authz/keeper/keeper.go
+++ b/x/authz/keeper/keeper.go
@@ -118,7 +118,8 @@ func (k Keeper) DispatchActions(ctx context.Context, grantee sdk.AccAddress, msg
 
 			grant, found := k.getGrant(ctx, skey)
 			if !found {
-				return nil, errorsmod.Wrapf(authz.ErrNoAuthorizationFound, "failed to update grant with key %s", string(skey))
+				return nil, errorsmod.Wrapf(authz.ErrNoAuthorizationFound,
+					"failed to get grant with given granter: %s, grantee: %s & msgType: %s ", sdk.AccAddress(granter), grantee, sdk.MsgTypeURL(msg))
 			}
 
 			if grant.Expiration != nil && grant.Expiration.Before(now) {
diff --git a/x/authz/keeper/msg_server_test.go b/x/authz/keeper/msg_server_test.go
index 92e92ad36e..d314c4d2ce 100644
--- a/x/authz/keeper/msg_server_test.go
+++ b/x/authz/keeper/msg_server_test.go
@@ -331,7 +331,7 @@ func (suite *TestSuite) TestExec() {
 			errMsg: "empty address string is not allowed",
 		},
 		{
-			name: "no existing grant",
+			name: "non existing grant",
 			malleate: func() authz.MsgExec {
 				return authz.NewMsgExec(grantee, []sdk.Msg{msg})
 			},