diff --git a/lib/Doctrine/ORM/Tools/Console/Command/ConvertMappingCommand.php b/lib/Doctrine/ORM/Tools/Console/Command/ConvertMappingCommand.php
index 9a7903127..03af43ac4 100644
--- a/lib/Doctrine/ORM/Tools/Console/Command/ConvertMappingCommand.php
+++ b/lib/Doctrine/ORM/Tools/Console/Command/ConvertMappingCommand.php
@@ -137,7 +137,7 @@ EOT
 
         if ( ! file_exists($destPath)) {
             throw new \InvalidArgumentException(
-                sprintf("Mapping destination directory '<info>%s</info>' does not exist.", $destPath)
+                sprintf("Mapping destination directory '<info>%s</info>' does not exist.", $input->getArgument('dest-path'))
             );
         } else if ( ! is_writable($destPath)) {
             throw new \InvalidArgumentException(
diff --git a/lib/Doctrine/ORM/Tools/Console/Command/GenerateEntitiesCommand.php b/lib/Doctrine/ORM/Tools/Console/Command/GenerateEntitiesCommand.php
index 198db0d6c..0c65712cb 100644
--- a/lib/Doctrine/ORM/Tools/Console/Command/GenerateEntitiesCommand.php
+++ b/lib/Doctrine/ORM/Tools/Console/Command/GenerateEntitiesCommand.php
@@ -123,7 +123,7 @@ EOT
 
         if ( ! file_exists($destPath)) {
             throw new \InvalidArgumentException(
-                sprintf("Entities destination directory '<info>%s</info>' does not exist.", $destPath)
+                sprintf("Entities destination directory '<info>%s</info>' does not exist.", $input->getArgument('dest-path'))
             );
         } else if ( ! is_writable($destPath)) {
             throw new \InvalidArgumentException(
diff --git a/lib/Doctrine/ORM/Tools/Console/Command/GenerateProxiesCommand.php b/lib/Doctrine/ORM/Tools/Console/Command/GenerateProxiesCommand.php
index 987628956..cd7578b27 100644
--- a/lib/Doctrine/ORM/Tools/Console/Command/GenerateProxiesCommand.php
+++ b/lib/Doctrine/ORM/Tools/Console/Command/GenerateProxiesCommand.php
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ EOT
 
         if ( ! file_exists($destPath)) {
             throw new \InvalidArgumentException(
-                sprintf("Proxies destination directory '<info>%s</info>' does not exist.", $destPath)
+                sprintf("Proxies destination directory '<info>%s</info>' does not exist.", $em->getConfiguration()->getProxyDir())
             );
         } else if ( ! is_writable($destPath)) {
             throw new \InvalidArgumentException(
diff --git a/lib/Doctrine/ORM/Tools/Console/Command/GenerateRepositoriesCommand.php b/lib/Doctrine/ORM/Tools/Console/Command/GenerateRepositoriesCommand.php
index 30d36eb44..2a92493e8 100644
--- a/lib/Doctrine/ORM/Tools/Console/Command/GenerateRepositoriesCommand.php
+++ b/lib/Doctrine/ORM/Tools/Console/Command/GenerateRepositoriesCommand.php
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ EOT
 
         if ( ! file_exists($destPath)) {
             throw new \InvalidArgumentException(
-                sprintf("Entities destination directory '<info>%s</info>' does not exist.", $destPath)
+                sprintf("Entities destination directory '<info>%s</info>' does not exist.", $input->getArgument('dest-path'))
             );
         } else if ( ! is_writable($destPath)) {
             throw new \InvalidArgumentException(