diff --git a/spinifex/awserrors/awserrors.go b/spinifex/awserrors/awserrors.go
index 851da048c..bf6885f51 100644
--- a/spinifex/awserrors/awserrors.go
+++ b/spinifex/awserrors/awserrors.go
@@ -1069,7 +1069,7 @@ var ErrorLookup = map[string]ErrorMessage{
 	ErrorInvalidSubnetConflict:                                 {HTTPCode: 409, Message: "The specified CIDR block conflicts with that of another subnet in your VPC."},
 	ErrorInvalidSubnetRange:                                    {HTTPCode: 400, Message: "The CIDR block you've specified for the subnet is not valid. The allowed block size is between a /28 netmask and /16 netmask."},
 	ErrorInvalidSubnetIDMalformed:                              {HTTPCode: 400, Message: "The specified subnet ID is malformed. Ensure that you specify the ID in the form subnet-xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx"},
-	ErrorInvalidSubnetIDNotFound:                               {HTTPCode: 404, Message: "or InvalidSubnetId.NotFound \tThe specified subnet does not exist."},
+	ErrorInvalidSubnetIDNotFound:                               {HTTPCode: 404, Message: "The specified subnet does not exist."},
 	ErrorInvalidTagKeyMalformed:                                {HTTPCode: 400, Message: "The specified tag key is not valid. Tag keys cannot be empty or null, and cannot start with aws:."},
 	ErrorInvalidTargetArnUnknown:                               {HTTPCode: 404, Message: "The specified ARN for the specified user or role is not valid or does not exist."},
 	ErrorInvalidTargetException:                                {HTTPCode: 404, Message: "The specified TargetId is not valid, does not exist, or is in another organization. You can only generate an account status report for declarative policies in your own organization. Ensure that you specify the TargetId in one of the following forms: r-xxxx, ou-xxxx-xxxxxxxx, or a 12-digit account ID in the form xxxxxxxxxxxx."},
diff --git a/spinifex/handlers/ec2/vpc/service_impl.go b/spinifex/handlers/ec2/vpc/service_impl.go
index a6d9f900d..68d950ad4 100644
--- a/spinifex/handlers/ec2/vpc/service_impl.go
+++ b/spinifex/handlers/ec2/vpc/service_impl.go
@@ -811,7 +811,7 @@ func (s *VPCServiceImpl) DeleteSubnet(ctx context.Context, input *ec2.DeleteSubn
 		// destroy); destroy orchestration tolerates it too. A transient read
 		// error stays a server error.
 		if errors.Is(err, jetstream.ErrKeyNotFound) {
-			return nil, errors.New(awserrors.ErrorInvalidSubnetIDNotFound)
+			return nil, awserrors.Errorf(awserrors.ErrorInvalidSubnetIDNotFound, "The subnet ID '%s' does not exist", subnetID)
 		}
 		return nil, errors.New(awserrors.ErrorServerInternal)
 	}
@@ -1044,9 +1044,9 @@ func (s *VPCServiceImpl) DescribeSubnets(ctx context.Context, input *ec2.Describ
 				found[*subnet.SubnetId] = true
 			}
 		}
-		for id := range subnetIDs {
-			if !found[id] {
-				return nil, errors.New(awserrors.ErrorInvalidSubnetIDNotFound)
+		for _, id := range input.SubnetIds {
+			if id != nil && !found[*id] {
+				return nil, awserrors.Errorf(awserrors.ErrorInvalidSubnetIDNotFound, "The subnet ID '%s' does not exist", *id)
 			}
 		}
 	}
diff --git a/spinifex/handlers/ec2/vpc/service_impl_test.go b/spinifex/handlers/ec2/vpc/service_impl_test.go
index e8f92c02b..24fbebc4d 100644
--- a/spinifex/handlers/ec2/vpc/service_impl_test.go
+++ b/spinifex/handlers/ec2/vpc/service_impl_test.go
@@ -511,9 +511,24 @@ func TestDescribeSubnets_NotFound(t *testing.T) {
 	t.Parallel()
 	svc := setupTestVPCService(t)
 	_, err := svc.DescribeSubnets(context.Background(), &ec2.DescribeSubnetsInput{
-		SubnetIds: []*string{aws.String("subnet-nonexistent")},
+		SubnetIds: []*string{aws.String("subnet-missing1"), aws.String("subnet-missing2")},
 	}, testAccountID)
-	assert.ErrorContains(t, err, "InvalidSubnetID.NotFound")
+	code, msg, ok := awserrors.ResolveErrorDetail(err)
+	require.True(t, ok, "error %v carries no AWS code", err)
+	assert.Equal(t, awserrors.ErrorInvalidSubnetIDNotFound, code)
+	assert.Equal(t, "The subnet ID 'subnet-missing1' does not exist", msg)
+}
+
+func TestDeleteSubnet_NotFound(t *testing.T) {
+	t.Parallel()
+	svc := setupTestVPCService(t)
+	_, err := svc.DeleteSubnet(context.Background(), &ec2.DeleteSubnetInput{
+		SubnetId: aws.String("subnet-missing1"),
+	}, testAccountID)
+	code, msg, ok := awserrors.ResolveErrorDetail(err)
+	require.True(t, ok, "error %v carries no AWS code", err)
+	assert.Equal(t, awserrors.ErrorInvalidSubnetIDNotFound, code)
+	assert.Equal(t, "The subnet ID 'subnet-missing1' does not exist", msg)
 }
 
 func TestCreateMultipleSubnetsInVpc(t *testing.T) {