diff --git a/core/coreapi/unixfs.go b/core/coreapi/unixfs.go
index e4fb0f2e2501..984943cece57 100644
--- a/core/coreapi/unixfs.go
+++ b/core/coreapi/unixfs.go
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@ import (
 	"fmt"
 
 	"github.com/ipfs/go-ipfs/core"
-	"github.com/ipfs/go-ipfs/filestore"
 
 	"github.com/ipfs/go-ipfs/core/coreunix"
 
@@ -49,8 +48,8 @@ func (api *UnixfsAPI) Add(ctx context.Context, files files.Node, opts ...options
 	//	return
 	//}
 
-	if settings.NoCopy && !cfg.Experimental.FilestoreEnabled {
-		return nil, filestore.ErrFilestoreNotEnabled
+	if settings.NoCopy && !(cfg.Experimental.FilestoreEnabled || cfg.Experimental.UrlstoreEnabled) {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("either the filestore or the urlstore must be enabled to use nocopy, see: https://git.io/vNItf")
 	}
 
 	addblockstore := api.blockstore