diff --git a/beacon-chain/core/blocks/BUILD.bazel b/beacon-chain/core/blocks/BUILD.bazel
index 6cb631bac4..f671ed8923 100644
--- a/beacon-chain/core/blocks/BUILD.bazel
+++ b/beacon-chain/core/blocks/BUILD.bazel
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ go_library(
         "//beacon-chain:__subpackages__",
         "//fuzz:__pkg__",
         "//shared/testutil:__pkg__",
+        "//validator/accounts:__pkg__",
     ],
     deps = [
         "//beacon-chain/core/helpers:go_default_library",
diff --git a/beacon-chain/core/blocks/exit.go b/beacon-chain/core/blocks/exit.go
index e826138e89..3722bc1df0 100644
--- a/beacon-chain/core/blocks/exit.go
+++ b/beacon-chain/core/blocks/exit.go
@@ -13,6 +13,13 @@ import (
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/shared/params"
 )
 
+// ValidatorAlreadyExitedMsg defines a message saying that a validator has already exited.
+var ValidatorAlreadyExitedMsg = "validator has already submitted an exit, which will take place at epoch"
+
+// ValidatorCannotExitYetMsg defines a message saying that a validator cannot exit
+// because it has not been active long enough.
+var ValidatorCannotExitYetMsg = "validator has not been active long enough to exit"
+
 // ProcessVoluntaryExits is one of the operations performed
 // on each processed beacon block to determine which validators
 // should exit the state's validator registry.
@@ -162,9 +169,7 @@ func verifyExitConditions(validator *stateTrie.ReadOnlyValidator, currentSlot ui
 	}
 	// Verify the validator has not yet submitted an exit.
 	if validator.ExitEpoch() != params.BeaconConfig().FarFutureEpoch {
-		return fmt.Errorf(
-			"validator has already submitted an exit, which will take place at epoch: %v",
-			validator.ExitEpoch())
+		return fmt.Errorf("%s: %v", ValidatorAlreadyExitedMsg, validator.ExitEpoch())
 	}
 	// Exits must specify an epoch when they become valid; they are not valid before then.
 	if currentEpoch < exit.Epoch {
@@ -173,7 +178,8 @@ func verifyExitConditions(validator *stateTrie.ReadOnlyValidator, currentSlot ui
 	// Verify the validator has been active long enough.
 	if currentEpoch < validator.ActivationEpoch()+params.BeaconConfig().ShardCommitteePeriod {
 		return fmt.Errorf(
-			"validator has not been active long enough to exit: %d epochs vs required %d epochs",
+			"%s: %d epochs vs required %d epochs",
+			ValidatorCannotExitYetMsg,
 			currentEpoch,
 			validator.ActivationEpoch()+params.BeaconConfig().ShardCommitteePeriod,
 		)
diff --git a/validator/accounts/BUILD.bazel b/validator/accounts/BUILD.bazel
index d70374f4d1..08369fc2ad 100644
--- a/validator/accounts/BUILD.bazel
+++ b/validator/accounts/BUILD.bazel
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ go_library(
         "//validator:__subpackages__",
     ],
     deps = [
+        "//beacon-chain/core/blocks:go_default_library",
         "//proto/validator/accounts/v2:go_default_library",
         "//shared/bls:go_default_library",
         "//shared/bytesutil:go_default_library",
diff --git a/validator/accounts/cmd_accounts.go b/validator/accounts/cmd_accounts.go
index 4fb35eee60..938f8078ed 100644
--- a/validator/accounts/cmd_accounts.go
+++ b/validator/accounts/cmd_accounts.go
@@ -2,7 +2,9 @@ package accounts
 
 import (
 	"os"
+	"strings"
 
+	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/beacon-chain/core/blocks"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/shared/cmd"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/shared/featureconfig"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/validator/flags"
@@ -171,6 +173,11 @@ this command outputs a deposit data string which is required to become a validat
 			Action: func(cliCtx *cli.Context) error {
 				featureconfig.ConfigureValidator(cliCtx)
 				if err := ExitAccountsCli(cliCtx, os.Stdin); err != nil {
+					msg := err.Error()
+					if strings.Contains(msg, blocks.ValidatorAlreadyExitedMsg) ||
+						strings.Contains(msg, blocks.ValidatorCannotExitYetMsg) {
+						log.Errorf("Could not perform voluntary exit: %s", msg)
+					}
 					log.Fatalf("Could not perform voluntary exit: %v", err)
 				}
 				return nil