diff --git a/common/flatpak-error.h b/common/flatpak-error.h
index 252c8a42..ab05bc9c 100644
--- a/common/flatpak-error.h
+++ b/common/flatpak-error.h
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@ G_BEGIN_DECLS
  * @FLATPAK_ERROR_SKIPPED: The App/Runtime install was skipped due to earlier errors.
  * @FLATPAK_ERROR_NEED_NEW_FLATPAK: The App/Runtime needs a more recent version of flatpak.
  * @FLATPAK_ERROR_REMOTE_NOT_FOUND: The specified remote was not found.
+ * @FLATPAK_ERROR_RUNTIME_NOT_FOUND: An runtime needed for the app was not found.
  *
  * Error codes for library functions.
  */
@@ -53,6 +54,7 @@ typedef enum {
   FLATPAK_ERROR_SKIPPED,
   FLATPAK_ERROR_NEED_NEW_FLATPAK,
   FLATPAK_ERROR_REMOTE_NOT_FOUND,
+  FLATPAK_ERROR_RUNTIME_NOT_FOUND,
 } FlatpakError;
 
 #define FLATPAK_ERROR flatpak_error_quark ()
diff --git a/common/flatpak-transaction.c b/common/flatpak-transaction.c
index 1fa13b02..2566fe5b 100644
--- a/common/flatpak-transaction.c
+++ b/common/flatpak-transaction.c
@@ -1186,8 +1186,9 @@ find_runtime_remote (FlatpakTransaction             *self,
 
   if (remotes == NULL || *remotes == NULL)
     {
-      flatpak_fail (error, _("The Application %s requires the %s which was not found"),
-                    app_pref, runtime_pref);
+      flatpak_fail_error (error, FLATPAK_ERROR_RUNTIME_NOT_FOUND,
+                          _("The Application %s requires the %s which was not found"),
+                          app_pref, runtime_pref);
       return NULL;
     }
 
@@ -1201,8 +1202,9 @@ find_runtime_remote (FlatpakTransaction             *self,
   if (res >= 0 && res < g_strv_length (remotes))
     return g_strdup (remotes[res]);
 
-  flatpak_fail (error, _("The Application %s requires the %s which is not installed"),
-                app_pref, runtime_pref);
+  flatpak_fail_error (error, FLATPAK_ERROR_RUNTIME_NOT_FOUND,
+                      _("The Application %s requires the %s which is not installed"),
+                      app_pref, runtime_pref);
   return NULL;
 }