diff --git a/dotnet/src/webdriver/BiDi/WebDriver.Extensions.cs b/dotnet/src/webdriver/BiDi/WebDriver.Extensions.cs
index 199f12cc4a401..d9d46fe7d2b28 100644
--- a/dotnet/src/webdriver/BiDi/WebDriver.Extensions.cs
+++ b/dotnet/src/webdriver/BiDi/WebDriver.Extensions.cs
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ public static async Task<BiDi> AsBidirectionalAsync(this IWebDriver webDriver)
     {
         var webSocketUrl = ((IHasCapabilities)webDriver).Capabilities.GetCapability("webSocketUrl");
 
-        if (webSocketUrl is null) throw new System.Exception("The driver is not compatible with bidirectional protocol.");
+        if (webSocketUrl is null) throw new System.Exception("The driver is not compatible with bidirectional protocol or it is not enabled in driver options.");
 
         var bidi = await BiDi.ConnectAsync(webSocketUrl.ToString()!).ConfigureAwait(false);