@@ -73,6 +73,7 @@ func GetHTTPErrorStatusCode(err error) int {

 			{"this node", http.StatusServiceUnavailable},

 			{"needs to be unlocked", http.StatusServiceUnavailable},

 			{"certificates have expired", http.StatusServiceUnavailable},

+			{"repository does not exist", http.StatusNotFound},

 		} {

 			if strings.Contains(errStr, status.keyword) {

 				statusCode = status.code

@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ func TranslatePullError(err error, ref reference.Named) error {

 		switch v.Code {

 		case errcode.ErrorCodeDenied:

 			// ErrorCodeDenied is used when access to the repository was denied

-			newErr = errors.Errorf("repository %s not found: does not exist or no pull access", reference.FamiliarName(ref))

+			newErr = errors.Errorf("pull access denied for %s, repository does not exist or may require 'docker login'", reference.FamiliarName(ref))

 		case v2.ErrorCodeManifestUnknown:

 			newErr = errors.Errorf("manifest for %s not found", reference.FamiliarString(ref))

 		case v2.ErrorCodeNameUnknown:

@@ -98,11 +98,11 @@ func (s *DockerHubPullSuite) TestPullNonExistingImage(c *check.C) {

 	for record := range recordChan {

 		if len(record.option) == 0 {

 			c.Assert(record.err, checker.NotNil, check.Commentf("expected non-zero exit status when pulling non-existing image: %s", record.out))

-			c.Assert(record.out, checker.Contains, fmt.Sprintf("repository %s not found: does not exist or no pull access", record.e.repo), check.Commentf("expected image not found error messages"))

+			c.Assert(record.out, checker.Contains, fmt.Sprintf("pull access denied for %s, repository does not exist or may require 'docker login'", record.e.repo), check.Commentf("expected image not found error messages"))

 		} else {

 			// pull -a on a nonexistent registry should fall back as well

 			c.Assert(record.err, checker.NotNil, check.Commentf("expected non-zero exit status when pulling non-existing image: %s", record.out))

-			c.Assert(record.out, checker.Contains, fmt.Sprintf("repository %s not found", record.e.repo), check.Commentf("expected image not found error messages"))

+			c.Assert(record.out, checker.Contains, fmt.Sprintf("pull access denied for %s, repository does not exist or may require 'docker login'", record.e.repo), check.Commentf("expected image not found error messages"))

 			c.Assert(record.out, checker.Not(checker.Contains), "unauthorized", check.Commentf(`message should not contain "unauthorized"`))

 		}

 	}