diff --git a/CliFx/Infrastructure/DefaultTypeActivator.cs b/CliFx/Infrastructure/DefaultTypeActivator.cs
index 0edc320..d541c99 100644
--- a/CliFx/Infrastructure/DefaultTypeActivator.cs
+++ b/CliFx/Infrastructure/DefaultTypeActivator.cs
@@ -16,14 +16,15 @@ public class DefaultTypeActivator : ITypeActivator
         {
             return Activator.CreateInstance(type);
         }
-        catch (Exception ex)
+        // Only catch MemberAccessException because the constructor can throw for its own reasons too
+        catch (MemberAccessException ex)
         {
             throw CliFxException.InternalError(
-                $"Failed to create an instance of type `{type.FullName}`." +
+                $"Failed to create an instance of type `{type.FullName}`, could not access the constructor." +
                 Environment.NewLine +
                 "Default type activator is only capable of instantiating a type if it has a public parameterless constructor." +
                 Environment.NewLine +
-                "To fix this, either add a parameterless constructor to the type or configure a custom activator on the application.",
+                "To fix this, either add a parameterless constructor to the type or configure a custom activator for the application.",
                 ex
             );
         }