diff --git a/buildozer/__init__.py b/buildozer/__init__.py
index 391a6d7..3c74903 100644
--- a/buildozer/__init__.py
+++ b/buildozer/__init__.py
@@ -230,7 +230,8 @@ class Buildozer(object):
             if exists(rfn):
                 self.debug(' -> found at {0}'.format(rfn))
                 return rfn
-        raise Exception(msg + 'not found')
+        self.error('{} not found, please install it.'.format(msg))
+        exit(1)
 
     def cmd(self, command, **kwargs):
         # prepare the environ, based on the system + our own env
diff --git a/buildozer/targets/android.py b/buildozer/targets/android.py
index f3609d8..af9a860 100644
--- a/buildozer/targets/android.py
+++ b/buildozer/targets/android.py
@@ -125,10 +125,10 @@ class TargetAndroid(Target):
             path.append(os.environ['PATH'])
         self.buildozer.environ['PATH'] = ':'.join(path)
         checkbin = self.buildozer.checkbin
-        checkbin('Git git', 'git')
-        checkbin('Cython cython', 'cython')
-        checkbin('Java compiler', self.javac_cmd)
-        checkbin('Java keytool', self.keytool_cmd)
+        checkbin('Git (git)', 'git')
+        checkbin('Cython (cython)', 'cython')
+        checkbin('Java compiler (javac)', self.javac_cmd)
+        checkbin('Java keytool (keytool)', self.keytool_cmd)
 
     def check_configuration_tokens(self):
         errors = []