diff --git a/internal/executor/add.go b/internal/executor/add.go
index cb87992..04a0a22 100644
--- a/internal/executor/add.go
+++ b/internal/executor/add.go
@@ -32,6 +32,13 @@ func (a *AddExecutor) Execute() error {
 }
 
 func (a *AddExecutor) addToList(gtsClient *client.Client) error {
+	if a.listID == "" {
+		return MissingIDError{
+			resource: resourceList,
+			action:   "add to",
+		}
+	}
+
 	funcMap := map[string]func(*client.Client) error{
 		resourceAccount: a.addAccountsToList,
 	}
@@ -48,10 +55,6 @@ func (a *AddExecutor) addToList(gtsClient *client.Client) error {
 }
 
 func (a *AddExecutor) addAccountsToList(gtsClient *client.Client) error {
-	if a.listID == "" {
-		return FlagNotSetError{flagText: flagListID}
-	}
-
 	if a.accountNames.Empty() {
 		return NoAccountSpecifiedError{}
 	}
@@ -138,7 +141,10 @@ func (a *AddExecutor) addToBookmarks(gtsClient *client.Client) error {
 
 func (a *AddExecutor) addStatusToBookmarks(gtsClient *client.Client) error {
 	if a.statusID == "" {
-		return FlagNotSetError{flagText: flagStatusID}
+		return MissingIDError{
+			resource: resourceStatus,
+			action:   "add to your bookmarks",
+		}
 	}
 
 	if err := gtsClient.AddStatusToBookmarks(a.statusID); err != nil {
@@ -152,7 +158,10 @@ func (a *AddExecutor) addStatusToBookmarks(gtsClient *client.Client) error {
 
 func (a *AddExecutor) addToStatus(gtsClient *client.Client) error {
 	if a.statusID == "" {
-		return FlagNotSetError{flagText: flagStatusID}
+		return MissingIDError{
+			resource: resourceStatus,
+			action:   "add to",
+		}
 	}
 
 	funcMap := map[string]func(*client.Client) error{
diff --git a/internal/executor/delete.go b/internal/executor/delete.go
index 56246a0..1e48181 100644
--- a/internal/executor/delete.go
+++ b/internal/executor/delete.go
@@ -33,7 +33,10 @@ func (d *DeleteExecutor) Execute() error {
 
 func (d *DeleteExecutor) deleteList(gtsClient *client.Client) error {
 	if d.listID == "" {
-		return FlagNotSetError{flagText: flagListID}
+		return MissingIDError{
+			resource: resourceList,
+			action:   "delete",
+		}
 	}
 
 	if err := gtsClient.DeleteList(d.listID); err != nil {
@@ -47,7 +50,10 @@ func (d *DeleteExecutor) deleteList(gtsClient *client.Client) error {
 
 func (d *DeleteExecutor) deleteStatus(gtsClient *client.Client) error {
 	if d.statusID == "" {
-		return FlagNotSetError{flagText: flagStatusID}
+		return MissingIDError{
+			resource: resourceStatus,
+			action:   "delete",
+		}
 	}
 
 	status, err := gtsClient.GetStatus(d.statusID)
diff --git a/internal/executor/edit.go b/internal/executor/edit.go
index f2247bf..43d1450 100644
--- a/internal/executor/edit.go
+++ b/internal/executor/edit.go
@@ -33,7 +33,10 @@ func (e *EditExecutor) Execute() error {
 
 func (e *EditExecutor) editList(gtsClient *client.Client) error {
 	if e.listID == "" {
-		return FlagNotSetError{flagText: flagListID}
+		return MissingIDError{
+			resource: resourceList,
+			action: "edit",
+		}
 	}
 
 	list, err := gtsClient.GetList(e.listID)
diff --git a/internal/executor/errors.go b/internal/executor/errors.go
index 46a53de..66443f9 100644
--- a/internal/executor/errors.go
+++ b/internal/executor/errors.go
@@ -117,3 +117,12 @@ func (e UnexpectedNumValuesError) Error() string {
 		e.expected,
 	)
 }
+
+type MissingIDError struct {
+	resource string
+	action   string
+}
+
+func (e MissingIDError) Error() string {
+	return "please provide the ID of the " + e.resource + " you want to " + e.action
+}
diff --git a/internal/executor/flags.go b/internal/executor/flags.go
index 8f22c75..93f1591 100644
--- a/internal/executor/flags.go
+++ b/internal/executor/flags.go
@@ -5,9 +5,7 @@ const (
 	flagContent      = "content"
 	flagFrom         = "from"
 	flagInstance     = "instance"
-	flagListID       = "list-id"
 	flagListTitle    = "list-title"
-	flagStatusID     = "status-id"
 	flagTag          = "tag"
 	flagTo           = "to"
 	flagType         = "type"
diff --git a/internal/executor/mute.go b/internal/executor/mute.go
index 1c69131..e19937c 100644
--- a/internal/executor/mute.go
+++ b/internal/executor/mute.go
@@ -47,7 +47,10 @@ func (m *MuteExecutor) muteAccount(gtsClient *client.Client) error {
 
 func (m *MuteExecutor) muteStatus(gtsClient *client.Client) error {
 	if m.statusID == "" {
-		return FlagNotSetError{flagText: flagStatusID}
+		return MissingIDError{
+			resource: resourceStatus,
+			action: "mute",
+		}
 	}
 
 	status, err := gtsClient.GetStatus(m.statusID)
diff --git a/internal/executor/remove.go b/internal/executor/remove.go
index bd1bd74..632dfc1 100644
--- a/internal/executor/remove.go
+++ b/internal/executor/remove.go
@@ -49,7 +49,10 @@ func (r *RemoveExecutor) removeFromList(gtsClient *client.Client) error {
 
 func (r *RemoveExecutor) removeAccountsFromList(gtsClient *client.Client) error {
 	if r.listID == "" {
-		return FlagNotSetError{flagText: flagListID}
+		return MissingIDError{
+			resource: resourceList,
+			action:   "remove from",
+		}
 	}
 
 	if r.accountNames.Empty() {
@@ -125,7 +128,10 @@ func (r *RemoveExecutor) removeFromBookmarks(gtsClient *client.Client) error {
 
 func (r *RemoveExecutor) removeStatusFromBookmarks(gtsClient *client.Client) error {
 	if r.statusID == "" {
-		return FlagNotSetError{flagText: flagStatusID}
+		return MissingIDError{
+			resource: resourceStatus,
+			action:   "remove",
+		}
 	}
 
 	if err := gtsClient.RemoveStatusFromBookmarks(r.statusID); err != nil {
@@ -139,7 +145,10 @@ func (r *RemoveExecutor) removeStatusFromBookmarks(gtsClient *client.Client) err
 
 func (r *RemoveExecutor) removeFromStatus(gtsClient *client.Client) error {
 	if r.statusID == "" {
-		return FlagNotSetError{flagText: flagStatusID}
+		return MissingIDError{
+			resource: resourceStatus,
+			action:   "remove from",
+		}
 	}
 
 	funcMap := map[string]func(*client.Client) error{
diff --git a/internal/executor/show.go b/internal/executor/show.go
index 4e8f824..f645a50 100644
--- a/internal/executor/show.go
+++ b/internal/executor/show.go
@@ -118,7 +118,10 @@ func (s *ShowExecutor) showAccount(gtsClient *client.Client) error {
 
 func (s *ShowExecutor) showStatus(gtsClient *client.Client) error {
 	if s.statusID == "" {
-		return FlagNotSetError{flagText: flagStatusID}
+		return MissingIDError{
+			resource: resourceStatus,
+			action:   "view",
+		}
 	}
 
 	status, err := gtsClient.GetStatus(s.statusID)
@@ -157,7 +160,10 @@ func (s *ShowExecutor) showTimeline(gtsClient *client.Client) error {
 		timeline, err = gtsClient.GetPublicTimeline(s.limit)
 	case model.TimelineCategoryList:
 		if s.listID == "" {
-			return FlagNotSetError{flagText: flagListID}
+			return MissingIDError{
+				resource: resourceList,
+				action:   "view the timeline in",
+			}
 		}
 
 		var list model.List
@@ -453,7 +459,10 @@ func (s *ShowExecutor) showMedia(gtsClient *client.Client) error {
 
 func (s *ShowExecutor) showMediaFromStatus(gtsClient *client.Client) error {
 	if s.statusID == "" {
-		return FlagNotSetError{flagText: flagStatusID}
+		return MissingIDError{
+			resource: resourceStatus,
+			action:   "view the media from",
+		}
 	}
 
 	status, err := gtsClient.GetStatus(s.statusID)
diff --git a/internal/executor/unmute.go b/internal/executor/unmute.go
index ffb7693..cb47e9e 100644
--- a/internal/executor/unmute.go
+++ b/internal/executor/unmute.go
@@ -42,7 +42,10 @@ func (m *UnmuteExecutor) unmuteAccount(gtsClient *client.Client) error {
 
 func (m *UnmuteExecutor) unmuteStatus(gtsClient *client.Client) error {
 	if m.statusID == "" {
-		return FlagNotSetError{flagText: flagStatusID}
+		return MissingIDError{
+			resource: resourceStatus,
+			action:   "unmute",
+		}
 	}
 
 	status, err := gtsClient.GetStatus(m.statusID)