diff --git a/.changeset/moody-dogs-mate.md b/.changeset/moody-dogs-mate.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3937600
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/moody-dogs-mate.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+'@melt-ui/cli': patch
+---
+
+chore: Added an error message if the `preprocess` field is missing from `svelte.config.js`
diff --git a/src/commands/init.ts b/src/commands/init.ts
index 0da3752..018bded 100644
--- a/src/commands/init.ts
+++ b/src/commands/init.ts
@@ -59,9 +59,7 @@ export const init = new Command()
 				await updateSvelteConfig(svelteConfigPath);
 			}
 
-			logger.info('');
-			logger.info(`${chalk.green('Success!')} MeltUI installation completed.`);
-			logger.info('');
+			logger.info(`\n${chalk.green('Success!')} MeltUI installation completed.\n`);
 		} catch (e) {
 			handleError(e);
 		}
diff --git a/src/utils/add-pp.ts b/src/utils/add-pp.ts
index 93246da..37ac140 100644
--- a/src/utils/add-pp.ts
+++ b/src/utils/add-pp.ts
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import type { CallExpression, ImportDeclaration } from 'estree';
 import type { Node } from 'estree-walker';
 import prettier from 'prettier';
 import { generate } from 'astring';
+import chalk from 'chalk';
 
 type ParsedSvelteConfig = ReturnType<typeof parseSvelteConfig>;
 
@@ -28,6 +29,8 @@ export async function installMeltPP(config: ParsedSvelteConfig) {
 	// @ts-expect-error body is always there
 	ast.body.unshift(...createPPImports());
 
+	let ppFound = false;
+
 	const updatedSvelteConfig = walk(ast as Node, {
 		enter(node) {
 			if (node.type !== 'Property') return;
@@ -40,6 +43,8 @@ export async function installMeltPP(config: ParsedSvelteConfig) {
 
 			if (!isIdentifier && !isLiteral) return;
 
+			ppFound = true;
+
 			const ppCallExpression: CallExpression = {
 				type: 'CallExpression',
 				callee: { type: 'Identifier', name: 'preprocessMeltUI' },
@@ -83,8 +88,16 @@ export async function installMeltPP(config: ParsedSvelteConfig) {
 		},
 	});
 
+	if (ppFound === false) {
+		throw new Error(
+			`The ${chalk.cyan('preprocess')} field is missing in ${chalk.cyanBright(
+				'svelte.config.js'
+			)}. Add ${chalk.cyan('preprocess: []')} to the config and run again.`
+		);
+	}
+
 	if (!updatedSvelteConfig) {
-		throw new Error('Could not update svelte.config.js');
+		throw new Error(`Could not update ${chalk.cyanBright('svelte.config.js')}.`);
 	}
 
 	attachComments(updatedSvelteConfig, comments);
diff --git a/src/utils/handle-error.ts b/src/utils/handle-error.ts
index 2e83a94..552cfb9 100644
--- a/src/utils/handle-error.ts
+++ b/src/utils/handle-error.ts
@@ -1,16 +1,19 @@
 import { logger } from './logger.js';
 
-export function handleError(error: unknown) {
+export function handleError(error: unknown): never {
+	const PREFIX = 'ERROR:';
+	logger.info('\n');
+
 	if (typeof error === 'string') {
-		logger.error(error);
-		return (process.exitCode = 1);
+		logger.error(`${PREFIX} ${error}`);
+		process.exit(1);
 	}
 
 	if (error instanceof Error) {
-		logger.error(error.message);
-		return (process.exitCode = 1);
+		logger.error(`${PREFIX} ${error.message}`);
+		process.exit(1);
 	}
 
-	logger.error('Something went wrong. Please try again.');
-	return (process.exitCode = 1);
+	logger.error(`${PREFIX} Something went wrong. Please try again.`);
+	process.exit(1);
 }