diff --git a/crates/nu-command/src/filesystem/open.rs b/crates/nu-command/src/filesystem/open.rs
index 94ac2ff9a..a1d0ca241 100644
--- a/crates/nu-command/src/filesystem/open.rs
+++ b/crates/nu-command/src/filesystem/open.rs
@@ -103,7 +103,13 @@ impl Command for Open {
             let arg_span = path.span;
             // let path_no_whitespace = &path.item.trim_end_matches(|x| matches!(x, '\x09'..='\x0d'));
 
-            for path in nu_engine::glob_from(&path, &cwd, call_span, None)?.1 {
+            for path in nu_engine::glob_from(&path, &cwd, call_span, None)
+                .map_err(|err| match err {
+                    ShellError::DirectoryNotFound(span, _) => ShellError::FileNotFound(span),
+                    _ => err,
+                })?
+                .1
+            {
                 let path = path?;
                 let path = Path::new(&path);
 
diff --git a/crates/nu-command/tests/commands/open.rs b/crates/nu-command/tests/commands/open.rs
index 05dd4fe9d..5a1b3b2e9 100644
--- a/crates/nu-command/tests/commands/open.rs
+++ b/crates/nu-command/tests/commands/open.rs
@@ -169,7 +169,7 @@ fn errors_if_file_not_found() {
     //
     // This seems to be not directly affected by localization compared to the OS
     // provided error message
-    let expected = "not found";
+    let expected = "File not found";
 
     assert!(
         actual.err.contains(expected),