diff --git a/doc/api/errors.md b/doc/api/errors.md
index 74a4faa88b929f..d231cf28857dc0 100644
--- a/doc/api/errors.md
+++ b/doc/api/errors.md
@@ -1319,6 +1319,12 @@ An invalid HTTP token was supplied.
 
 An IP address is not valid.
 
+<a id="ERR_INVALID_MODULE_SPECIFIER"></a>
+### `ERR_INVALID_MODULE_SPECIFIER`
+
+The imported module string is an invalid URL, package name, or package subpath
+specifier.
+
 <a id="ERR_INVALID_OPT_VALUE"></a>
 ### `ERR_INVALID_OPT_VALUE`
 
@@ -1334,6 +1340,12 @@ An invalid or unknown file encoding was passed.
 
 An invalid `package.json` file was found which failed parsing.
 
+<a id="ERR_INVALID_PACKAGE_TARGET"></a>
+### `ERR_INVALID_PACKAGE_TARGET`
+
+The `package.json` [exports][] field contains an invalid target mapping value
+for the attempted module resolution.
+
 <a id="ERR_INVALID_PERFORMANCE_MARK"></a>
 ### `ERR_INVALID_PERFORMANCE_MARK`
 
@@ -1640,6 +1652,13 @@ A non-context-aware native addon was loaded in a process that disallows them.
 
 A given value is out of the accepted range.
 
+<a id="ERR_PACKAGE_PATH_NOT_EXPORTED"></a>
+### `ERR_PACKAGE_PATH_NOT_EXPORTED`
+
+The `package.json` [exports][] field does not export the requested subpath.
+Because exports are encapsulated, private internal modules that are not exported
+cannot be imported through the package resolution, unless using an absolute URL.
+
 <a id="ERR_REQUIRE_ESM"></a>
 ### `ERR_REQUIRE_ESM`
 
@@ -2499,6 +2518,7 @@ such as `process.stdout.on('data')`.
 [crypto digest algorithm]: crypto.html#crypto_crypto_gethashes
 [domains]: domain.html
 [event emitter-based]: events.html#events_class_eventemitter
+[exports]: esm.html#esm_package_exports
 [file descriptors]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File_descriptor
 [policy]: policy.html
 [stream-based]: stream.html
diff --git a/doc/api/esm.md b/doc/api/esm.md
index f1378b59ad10a2..7abaab87e0f6f5 100644
--- a/doc/api/esm.md
+++ b/doc/api/esm.md
@@ -1391,6 +1391,17 @@ of these top-level routines unless stated otherwise.
 _defaultEnv_ is the conditional environment name priority array,
 `["node", "import"]`.
 
+The resolver can throw the following errors:
+* _Invalid Module Specifier_: Module specifier is an invalid URL, package name
+  or package subpath specifier.
+* _Invalid Package Configuration_: package.json configuration is invalid or
+  contains an invalid configuration.
+* _Invalid Package Target_: Package exports define a target module within the
+  package that is an invalid type or string target.
+* _Package Path Not Exported_: Package exports do not define or permit a target
+  subpath in the package for the given module.
+* _Module Not Found_: The package or module requested does not exist.
+
 <details>
 <summary>Resolver algorithm specification</summary>
 
@@ -1401,7 +1412,7 @@ _defaultEnv_ is the conditional environment name priority array,
 >    1. Set _resolvedURL_ to the result of parsing and reserializing
 >       _specifier_ as a URL.
 > 1. Otherwise, if _specifier_ starts with _"/"_, then
->    1. Throw an _Invalid Specifier_ error.
+>    1. Throw an _Invalid Module Specifier_ error.
 > 1. Otherwise, if _specifier_ starts with _"./"_ or _"../"_, then
 >    1. Set _resolvedURL_ to the URL resolution of _specifier_ relative to
 >       _parentURL_.
@@ -1411,7 +1422,7 @@ _defaultEnv_ is the conditional environment name priority array,
 >       **PACKAGE_RESOLVE**(_specifier_, _parentURL_).
 > 1. If _resolvedURL_ contains any percent encodings of _"/"_ or _"\\"_ (_"%2f"_
 >    and _"%5C"_ respectively), then
->    1. Throw an _Invalid Specifier_ error.
+>    1. Throw an _Invalid Module Specifier_ error.
 > 1. If _resolvedURL_ does not end with a trailing _"/"_ and the file at
 >    _resolvedURL_ does not exist, then
 >    1. Throw a _Module Not Found_ error.
@@ -1425,14 +1436,14 @@ _defaultEnv_ is the conditional environment name priority array,
 > 1. Let _packageName_ be *undefined*.
 > 1. Let _packageSubpath_ be *undefined*.
 > 1. If _packageSpecifier_ is an empty string, then
->    1. Throw an _Invalid Specifier_ error.
+>    1. Throw an _Invalid Module Specifier_ error.
 > 1. Otherwise,
 >    1. If _packageSpecifier_ does not contain a _"/"_ separator, then
->       1. Throw an _Invalid Specifier_ error.
+>       1. Throw an _Invalid Module Specifier_ error.
 >    1. Set _packageName_ to the substring of _packageSpecifier_
 >       until the second _"/"_ separator or the end of the string.
 > 1. If _packageName_ starts with _"."_ or contains _"\\"_ or _"%"_, then
->    1. Throw an _Invalid Specifier_ error.
+>    1. Throw an _Invalid Module Specifier_ error.
 > 1. Let _packageSubpath_ be _undefined_.
 > 1. If the length of _packageSpecifier_ is greater than the length of
 >    _packageName_, then
@@ -1440,7 +1451,7 @@ _defaultEnv_ is the conditional environment name priority array,
 >       _packageSpecifier_ from the position at the length of _packageName_.
 > 1. If _packageSubpath_ contains any _"."_ or _".."_ segments or percent
 >    encoded strings for _"/"_ or _"\\"_, then
->    1. Throw an _Invalid Specifier_ error.
+>    1. Throw an _Invalid Module Specifier_ error.
 > 1. Set _selfUrl_ to the result of
 >    **SELF_REFERENCE_RESOLVE**(_packageName_, _packageSubpath_, _parentURL_).
 > 1. If _selfUrl_ isn't empty, return _selfUrl_.
@@ -1497,7 +1508,7 @@ _defaultEnv_ is the conditional environment name priority array,
 >    1. Throw a _Module Not Found_ error.
 > 1. If _pjson.exports_ is not **null** or **undefined**, then
 >    1. If _exports_ is an Object with both a key starting with _"."_ and a key
->       not starting with _"."_, throw an "Invalid Package Configuration" error.
+>       not starting with _"."_, throw an _Invalid Package Configuration_ error.
 >    1. If _pjson.exports_ is a String or Array, or an Object containing no
 >       keys starting with _"."_, then
 >       1. Return **PACKAGE_EXPORTS_TARGET_RESOLVE**(_packageURL_,
@@ -1506,6 +1517,7 @@ _defaultEnv_ is the conditional environment name priority array,
 >       1. Let _mainExport_ be the _"."_ property in _pjson.exports_.
 >       1. Return **PACKAGE_EXPORTS_TARGET_RESOLVE**(_packageURL_,
 >          _mainExport_, _""_).
+>    1. Throw a _Package Path Not Exported_ error.
 > 1. If _pjson.main_ is a String, then
 >    1. Let _resolvedMain_ be the URL resolution of _packageURL_, "/", and
 >       _pjson.main_.
@@ -1520,7 +1532,7 @@ _defaultEnv_ is the conditional environment name priority array,
 
 **PACKAGE_EXPORTS_RESOLVE**(_packageURL_, _packagePath_, _exports_)
 > 1. If _exports_ is an Object with both a key starting with _"."_ and a key not
->    starting with _"."_, throw an "Invalid Package Configuration" error.
+>    starting with _"."_, throw an _Invalid Package Configuration_ error.
 > 1. If _exports_ is an Object and all keys of _exports_ start with _"."_, then
 >    1. Set _packagePath_ to _"./"_ concatenated with _packagePath_.
 >    1. If _packagePath_ is a key of _exports_, then
@@ -1536,43 +1548,44 @@ _defaultEnv_ is the conditional environment name priority array,
 >             of the length of _directory_.
 >          1. Return **PACKAGE_EXPORTS_TARGET_RESOLVE**(_packageURL_, _target_,
 >             _subpath_, _defaultEnv_).
-> 1. Throw a _Module Not Found_ error.
+> 1. Throw a _Package Path Not Exported_ error.
 
 **PACKAGE_EXPORTS_TARGET_RESOLVE**(_packageURL_, _target_, _subpath_, _env_)
 
-> 1. If _target_ is a String, then
->    1. If _target_ does not start with _"./"_, throw a _Module Not Found_
->       error.
->    1. If _subpath_ has non-zero length and _target_ does not end with _"/"_,
->       throw a _Module Not Found_ error.
->    1. If _target_ or _subpath_ contain any _"node_modules"_ segments including
->       _"node_modules"_ percent-encoding, throw a _Module Not Found_ error.
+> 1.If _target_ is a String, then
+>    1. If _target_ does not start with _"./"_ or contains any _"node_modules"_
+>       segments including _"node_modules"_ percent-encoding, throw an
+>       _Invalid Package Target_ error.
 >    1. Let _resolvedTarget_ be the URL resolution of the concatenation of
 >       _packageURL_ and _target_.
->    1. If _resolvedTarget_ is contained in _packageURL_, then
->       1. Let _resolved_ be the URL resolution of the concatenation of
->          _subpath_ and _resolvedTarget_.
->       1. If _resolved_ is contained in _resolvedTarget_, then
->          1. Return _resolved_.
+>    1. If _resolvedTarget_ is not contained in _packageURL_, throw an
+>       _Invalid Package Target_ error.
+>    1. If _subpath_ has non-zero length and _target_ does not end with _"/"_,
+>       throw an _Invalid Module Specifier_ error.
+>    1. Let _resolved_ be the URL resolution of the concatenation of
+>       _subpath_ and _resolvedTarget_.
+>    1. If _resolved_ is not contained in _resolvedTarget_, throw an
+>       _Invalid Module Specifier_ error.
+>    1. Return _resolved_.
 > 1. Otherwise, if _target_ is a non-null Object, then
 >    1. If _exports_ contains any index property keys, as defined in ECMA-262
 >       [6.1.7 Array Index][], throw an _Invalid Package Configuration_ error.
 >    1. For each property _p_ of _target_, in object insertion order as,
 >       1. If _env_ contains an entry for _p_, then
 >          1. Let _targetValue_ be the value of the _p_ property in _target_.
->          1. Let _resolved_ be the result of **PACKAGE_EXPORTS_TARGET_RESOLVE**
->             (_packageURL_, _targetValue_, _subpath_, _env_).
->          1. Assert: _resolved_ is a String.
->          1. Return _resolved_.
+>          1. Return the result of **PACKAGE_EXPORTS_TARGET_RESOLVE**(
+>             _packageURL_, _targetValue_, _subpath_, _env_), continuing the
+>             loop on any _Package Path Not Exported_ error.
+>    1. Throw a _Package Path Not Exported_ error.
 > 1. Otherwise, if _target_ is an Array, then
+>    1. If _target.length is zero, throw an _Invalid Package Target_ error.
 >    1. For each item _targetValue_ in _target_, do
 >       1. If _targetValue_ is an Array, continue the loop.
->       1. Let _resolved_ be the result of
->          **PACKAGE_EXPORTS_TARGET_RESOLVE**(_packageURL_, _targetValue_,
->          _subpath_, _env_), continuing the loop on abrupt completion.
->       1. Assert: _resolved_ is a String.
->       1. Return _resolved_.
-> 1. Throw a _Module Not Found_ error.
+>       1. Return the result of **PACKAGE_EXPORTS_TARGET_RESOLVE**(_packageURL_,
+>          _targetValue_, _subpath_, _env_), continuing the loop on any
+>          _Package Path Not Exported_ or _Invalid Package Target_ error.
+>    1. Throw the last fallback resolution error.
+> 1. Otherwise throw an _Invalid Package Target_ error.
 
 **ESM_FORMAT**(_url_)
 
diff --git a/lib/internal/errors.js b/lib/internal/errors.js
index 319c836695e88f..8c18eabb7a8d06 100644
--- a/lib/internal/errors.js
+++ b/lib/internal/errors.js
@@ -13,16 +13,20 @@
 const {
   ArrayIsArray,
   Error,
+  JSONStringify,
   Map,
   MathAbs,
   NumberIsInteger,
   ObjectDefineProperty,
   ObjectKeys,
+  StringPrototypeSlice,
   Symbol,
   SymbolFor,
   WeakMap,
 } = primordials;
 
+const sep = process.platform === 'win32' ? '\\' : '/';
+
 const messages = new Map();
 const codes = {};
 
@@ -1069,6 +1073,11 @@ E('ERR_INVALID_FILE_URL_PATH', 'File URL path %s', TypeError);
 E('ERR_INVALID_HANDLE_TYPE', 'This handle type cannot be sent', TypeError);
 E('ERR_INVALID_HTTP_TOKEN', '%s must be a valid HTTP token ["%s"]', TypeError);
 E('ERR_INVALID_IP_ADDRESS', 'Invalid IP address: %s', TypeError);
+E('ERR_INVALID_MODULE_SPECIFIER', (pkgPath, subpath) => {
+  assert(subpath !== '.');
+  return `Package subpath '${subpath}' is not a valid module request for the ` +
+      `"exports" resolution of ${pkgPath}${sep}package.json`;
+}, TypeError);
 E('ERR_INVALID_OPT_VALUE', (name, value) =>
   `The value "${String(value)}" is invalid for option "${name}"`,
   TypeError,
@@ -1076,7 +1085,17 @@ E('ERR_INVALID_OPT_VALUE', (name, value) =>
 E('ERR_INVALID_OPT_VALUE_ENCODING',
   'The value "%s" is invalid for option "encoding"', TypeError);
 E('ERR_INVALID_PACKAGE_CONFIG',
-  'Invalid package config for \'%s\', %s', Error);
+  `Invalid package config %s${sep}package.json, %s`, Error);
+E('ERR_INVALID_PACKAGE_TARGET', (pkgPath, key, subpath, target) => {
+  if (key === '.') {
+    return `Invalid "exports" main target ${JSONStringify(target)} defined ` +
+      `in the package config ${pkgPath}${sep}package.json`;
+  } else {
+    return `Invalid "exports" target ${JSONStringify(target)} defined for '${
+      StringPrototypeSlice(key, 0, -subpath.length || key.length)}' in the ` +
+      `package config ${pkgPath}${sep}package.json`;
+  }
+}, Error);
 E('ERR_INVALID_PERFORMANCE_MARK',
   'The "%s" performance mark has not been set', Error);
 E('ERR_INVALID_PROTOCOL',
@@ -1221,6 +1240,14 @@ E('ERR_OUT_OF_RANGE',
     msg += ` It must be ${range}. Received ${received}`;
     return msg;
   }, RangeError);
+E('ERR_PACKAGE_PATH_NOT_EXPORTED', (pkgPath, subpath) => {
+  if (subpath === '.') {
+    return `No "exports" main resolved in ${pkgPath}${sep}package.json`;
+  } else {
+    return `Package subpath '${subpath}' is not defined by "exports" in ${
+      pkgPath}${sep}package.json`;
+  }
+}, Error);
 E('ERR_REQUIRE_ESM',
   (filename, parentPath = null, packageJsonPath = null) => {
     let msg = `Must use import to load ES Module: ${filename}`;
diff --git a/lib/internal/modules/cjs/loader.js b/lib/internal/modules/cjs/loader.js
index a1b3270b0919ec..c2a8b2a3f7435b 100644
--- a/lib/internal/modules/cjs/loader.js
+++ b/lib/internal/modules/cjs/loader.js
@@ -82,6 +82,9 @@ const {
   ERR_INVALID_ARG_VALUE,
   ERR_INVALID_OPT_VALUE,
   ERR_INVALID_PACKAGE_CONFIG,
+  ERR_INVALID_PACKAGE_TARGET,
+  ERR_INVALID_MODULE_SPECIFIER,
+  ERR_PACKAGE_PATH_NOT_EXPORTED,
   ERR_REQUIRE_ESM
 } = require('internal/errors').codes;
 const { validateString } = require('internal/validators');
@@ -498,13 +501,9 @@ function applyExports(basePath, expansion) {
     if (ObjectPrototypeHasOwnProperty(pkgExports, mappingKey)) {
       const mapping = pkgExports[mappingKey];
       return resolveExportsTarget(pathToFileURL(basePath + '/'), mapping, '',
-                                  basePath, mappingKey);
+                                  mappingKey);
     }
 
-    // Fallback to CJS main lookup when no main export is defined
-    if (mappingKey === '.')
-      return basePath;
-
     let dirMatch = '';
     for (const candidateKey of ObjectKeys(pkgExports)) {
       if (candidateKey[candidateKey.length - 1] !== '/') continue;
@@ -518,18 +517,11 @@ function applyExports(basePath, expansion) {
       const mapping = pkgExports[dirMatch];
       const subpath = StringPrototypeSlice(mappingKey, dirMatch.length);
       return resolveExportsTarget(pathToFileURL(basePath + '/'), mapping,
-                                  subpath, basePath, mappingKey);
+                                  subpath, mappingKey);
     }
   }
-  // Fallback to CJS main lookup when no main export is defined
-  if (mappingKey === '.')
-    return basePath;
 
-  // eslint-disable-next-line no-restricted-syntax
-  const e = new Error(`Package exports for '${basePath}' do not define ` +
-      `a '${mappingKey}' subpath`);
-  e.code = 'MODULE_NOT_FOUND';
-  throw e;
+  throw new ERR_PACKAGE_PATH_NOT_EXPORTED(basePath, mappingKey);
 }
 
 // This only applies to requests of a specific form:
@@ -564,39 +556,53 @@ function isArrayIndex(p) {
   return n >= 0 && n < (2 ** 32) - 1;
 }
 
-function resolveExportsTarget(pkgPath, target, subpath, basePath, mappingKey) {
+function resolveExportsTarget(baseUrl, target, subpath, mappingKey) {
   if (typeof target === 'string') {
-    if (target.startsWith('./') &&
-        (subpath.length === 0 || target.endsWith('/'))) {
-      const resolvedTarget = new URL(target, pkgPath);
-      const pkgPathPath = pkgPath.pathname;
-      const resolvedTargetPath = resolvedTarget.pathname;
-      if (StringPrototypeStartsWith(resolvedTargetPath, pkgPathPath) &&
+    let resolvedTarget, resolvedTargetPath;
+    const pkgPathPath = baseUrl.pathname;
+    if (StringPrototypeStartsWith(target, './')) {
+      resolvedTarget = new URL(target, baseUrl);
+      resolvedTargetPath = resolvedTarget.pathname;
+      if (!StringPrototypeStartsWith(resolvedTargetPath, pkgPathPath) ||
           StringPrototypeIndexOf(resolvedTargetPath, '/node_modules/',
-                                 pkgPathPath.length - 1) === -1) {
-        const resolved = new URL(subpath, resolvedTarget);
-        const resolvedPath = resolved.pathname;
-        if (StringPrototypeStartsWith(resolvedPath, resolvedTargetPath) &&
-            StringPrototypeIndexOf(resolvedPath, '/node_modules/',
-                                   pkgPathPath.length - 1) === -1) {
-          return fileURLToPath(resolved);
-        }
-      }
+                                 pkgPathPath.length - 1) !== -1)
+        resolvedTarget = undefined;
     }
+    if (subpath.length > 0 && target[target.length - 1] !== '/')
+      resolvedTarget = undefined;
+    if (resolvedTarget === undefined)
+      throw new ERR_INVALID_PACKAGE_TARGET(StringPrototypeSlice(baseUrl.pathname
+        , 0, -1), mappingKey, subpath, target);
+    const resolved = new URL(subpath, resolvedTarget);
+    const resolvedPath = resolved.pathname;
+    if (StringPrototypeStartsWith(resolvedPath, resolvedTargetPath) &&
+        StringPrototypeIndexOf(resolvedPath, '/node_modules/',
+                               pkgPathPath.length - 1) === -1) {
+      return fileURLToPath(resolved);
+    }
+    throw new ERR_INVALID_MODULE_SPECIFIER(StringPrototypeSlice(baseUrl.pathname
+      , 0, -1), mappingKey);
   } else if (ArrayIsArray(target)) {
+    if (target.length === 0)
+      throw new ERR_INVALID_PACKAGE_TARGET(StringPrototypeSlice(baseUrl.pathname
+        , 0, -1), mappingKey, subpath, target);
     for (const targetValue of target) {
-      if (ArrayIsArray(targetValue)) continue;
       try {
-        return resolveExportsTarget(pkgPath, targetValue, subpath, basePath,
-                                    mappingKey);
+        return resolveExportsTarget(baseUrl, targetValue, subpath, mappingKey);
       } catch (e) {
-        if (e.code !== 'MODULE_NOT_FOUND') throw e;
+        if (e.code !== 'ERR_PACKAGE_PATH_NOT_EXPORTED' &&
+            e.code !== 'ERR_INVALID_PACKAGE_TARGET')
+          throw e;
       }
     }
+    // Throw last fallback error
+    resolveExportsTarget(baseUrl, target[target.length - 1], subpath,
+                         mappingKey);
+    assert(false);
   } else if (typeof target === 'object' && target !== null) {
     const keys = ObjectKeys(target);
     if (keys.some(isArrayIndex)) {
-      throw new ERR_INVALID_PACKAGE_CONFIG(basePath, '"exports" cannot ' +
+      throw new ERR_INVALID_PACKAGE_CONFIG(baseUrl, '"exports" cannot ' +
           'contain numeric property keys.');
     }
     for (const p of keys) {
@@ -605,34 +611,26 @@ function resolveExportsTarget(pkgPath, target, subpath, basePath, mappingKey) {
         case 'require':
           try {
             emitExperimentalWarning('Conditional exports');
-            const result = resolveExportsTarget(pkgPath, target[p], subpath,
-                                                basePath, mappingKey);
-            return result;
+            return resolveExportsTarget(baseUrl, target[p], subpath,
+                                        mappingKey);
           } catch (e) {
-            if (e.code !== 'MODULE_NOT_FOUND') throw e;
+            if (e.code !== 'ERR_PACKAGE_PATH_NOT_EXPORTED') throw e;
           }
           break;
         case 'default':
           try {
-            return resolveExportsTarget(pkgPath, target.default, subpath,
-                                        basePath, mappingKey);
+            return resolveExportsTarget(baseUrl, target.default, subpath,
+                                        mappingKey);
           } catch (e) {
-            if (e.code !== 'MODULE_NOT_FOUND') throw e;
+            if (e.code !== 'ERR_PACKAGE_PATH_NOT_EXPORTED') throw e;
           }
       }
     }
+    throw new ERR_PACKAGE_PATH_NOT_EXPORTED(
+      StringPrototypeSlice(baseUrl.pathname, 0, -1), mappingKey + subpath);
   }
-  let e;
-  if (mappingKey !== '.') {
-    // eslint-disable-next-line no-restricted-syntax
-    e = new Error(`Package exports for '${basePath}' do not define a ` +
-        `valid '${mappingKey}' target${subpath ? ' for ' + subpath : ''}`);
-  } else {
-    // eslint-disable-next-line no-restricted-syntax
-    e = new Error(`No valid exports main found for '${basePath}'`);
-  }
-  e.code = 'MODULE_NOT_FOUND';
-  throw e;
+  throw new ERR_INVALID_PACKAGE_TARGET(
+    StringPrototypeSlice(baseUrl.pathname, 0, -1), mappingKey, subpath, target);
 }
 
 Module._findPath = function(request, paths, isMain) {
diff --git a/src/module_wrap.cc b/src/module_wrap.cc
index 68359178f4ab38..436a6e98e73fe5 100644
--- a/src/module_wrap.cc
+++ b/src/module_wrap.cc
@@ -858,10 +858,20 @@ void ThrowExportsNotFound(Environment* env,
                           const std::string& subpath,
                           const URL& pjson_url,
                           const URL& base) {
-  const std::string msg = "Package exports for " +
-      pjson_url.ToFilePath() + " do not define a '" + subpath +
-      "' subpath, imported from " + base.ToFilePath();
-  node::THROW_ERR_MODULE_NOT_FOUND(env, msg.c_str());
+  const std::string msg = "Package subpath '" + subpath + "' is not defined" +
+      " by \"exports\" in " + pjson_url.ToFilePath() + " imported from " +
+      base.ToFilePath();
+  node::THROW_ERR_PACKAGE_PATH_NOT_EXPORTED(env, msg.c_str());
+}
+
+void ThrowSubpathInvalid(Environment* env,
+                         const std::string& subpath,
+                         const URL& pjson_url,
+                         const URL& base) {
+  const std::string msg = "Package subpath '" + subpath + "' is not a valid " +
+      "module request for the \"exports\" resolution of " +
+      pjson_url.ToFilePath() + " imported from " + base.ToFilePath();
+  node::THROW_ERR_INVALID_MODULE_SPECIFIER(env, msg.c_str());
 }
 
 void ThrowExportsInvalid(Environment* env,
@@ -870,14 +880,15 @@ void ThrowExportsInvalid(Environment* env,
                          const URL& pjson_url,
                          const URL& base) {
   if (subpath.length()) {
-    const std::string msg = "Cannot resolve package exports target '" + target +
-        "' matched for '" + subpath + "' in " + pjson_url.ToFilePath() +
-        ", imported from " + base.ToFilePath();
-    node::THROW_ERR_MODULE_NOT_FOUND(env, msg.c_str());
+    const std::string msg = "Invalid \"exports\" target \"" + target +
+        "\" defined for '" + subpath + "' in the package config " +
+        pjson_url.ToFilePath() + " imported from " + base.ToFilePath();
+    node::THROW_ERR_INVALID_PACKAGE_TARGET(env, msg.c_str());
   } else {
-    const std::string msg = "Cannot resolve package main '" + target + "' in" +
-        pjson_url.ToFilePath() + ", imported from " + base.ToFilePath();
-    node::THROW_ERR_MODULE_NOT_FOUND(env, msg.c_str());
+    const std::string msg = "Invalid \"exports\" main target " + target +
+        " defined in the package config " + pjson_url.ToFilePath() +
+        " imported from " + base.ToFilePath();
+    node::THROW_ERR_INVALID_PACKAGE_TARGET(env, msg.c_str());
   }
 }
 
@@ -887,14 +898,20 @@ void ThrowExportsInvalid(Environment* env,
                          const URL& pjson_url,
                          const URL& base) {
   Local<String> target_string;
-  if (target->ToString(env->context()).ToLocal(&target_string)) {
-    Utf8Value target_utf8(env->isolate(), target_string);
-    std::string target_str(*target_utf8, target_utf8.length());
-    if (target->IsArray()) {
-      target_str = '[' + target_str + ']';
-    }
-    ThrowExportsInvalid(env, subpath, target_str, pjson_url, base);
+  if (target->IsObject()) {
+    if (!v8::JSON::Stringify(env->context(), target.As<v8::Object>(),
+            v8::String::Empty(env->isolate())).ToLocal(&target_string))
+      return;
+  } else {
+    if (!target->ToString(env->context()).ToLocal(&target_string))
+      return;
+  }
+  Utf8Value target_utf8(env->isolate(), target_string);
+  std::string target_str(*target_utf8, target_utf8.length());
+  if (target->IsArray()) {
+    target_str = '[' + target_str + ']';
   }
+  ThrowExportsInvalid(env, subpath, target_str, pjson_url, base);
 }
 
 Maybe<URL> ResolveExportsTargetString(Environment* env,
@@ -902,18 +919,13 @@ Maybe<URL> ResolveExportsTargetString(Environment* env,
                                       const std::string& subpath,
                                       const std::string& match,
                                       const URL& pjson_url,
-                                      const URL& base,
-                                      bool throw_invalid = true) {
+                                      const URL& base) {
   if (target.substr(0, 2) != "./") {
-    if (throw_invalid) {
-      ThrowExportsInvalid(env, match, target, pjson_url, base);
-    }
+    ThrowExportsInvalid(env, match, target, pjson_url, base);
     return Nothing<URL>();
   }
   if (subpath.length() > 0 && target.back() != '/') {
-    if (throw_invalid) {
-      ThrowExportsInvalid(env, match, target, pjson_url, base);
-    }
+    ThrowExportsInvalid(env, match, target, pjson_url, base);
     return Nothing<URL>();
   }
   URL resolved(target, pjson_url);
@@ -922,9 +934,7 @@ Maybe<URL> ResolveExportsTargetString(Environment* env,
   if (resolved_path.find(pkg_path) != 0 ||
       resolved_path.find("/node_modules/", pkg_path.length() - 1) !=
       std::string::npos) {
-    if (throw_invalid) {
-      ThrowExportsInvalid(env, match, target, pjson_url, base);
-    }
+    ThrowExportsInvalid(env, match, target, pjson_url, base);
     return Nothing<URL>();
   }
   if (subpath.length() == 0) return Just(resolved);
@@ -933,9 +943,7 @@ Maybe<URL> ResolveExportsTargetString(Environment* env,
   if (subpath_resolved_path.find(resolved_path) != 0 ||
       subpath_resolved_path.find("/node_modules/", pkg_path.length() - 1)
       != std::string::npos) {
-    if (throw_invalid) {
-      ThrowExportsInvalid(env, match, target + subpath, pjson_url, base);
-    }
+    ThrowSubpathInvalid(env, match + subpath, pjson_url, base);
     return Nothing<URL>();
   }
   return Just(subpath_resolved);
@@ -965,15 +973,14 @@ Maybe<URL> ResolveExportsTarget(Environment* env,
                                 Local<Value> target,
                                 const std::string& subpath,
                                 const std::string& pkg_subpath,
-                                const URL& base,
-                                bool throw_invalid = true) {
+                                const URL& base) {
   Isolate* isolate = env->isolate();
   Local<Context> context = env->context();
   if (target->IsString()) {
     Utf8Value target_utf8(isolate, target.As<v8::String>());
     std::string target_str(*target_utf8, target_utf8.length());
     Maybe<URL> resolved = ResolveExportsTargetString(env, target_str, subpath,
-        pkg_subpath, pjson_url, base, throw_invalid);
+        pkg_subpath, pjson_url, base);
     if (resolved.IsNothing()) {
       return Nothing<URL>();
     }
@@ -982,40 +989,56 @@ Maybe<URL> ResolveExportsTarget(Environment* env,
       Local<Array> target_arr = target.As<Array>();
       const uint32_t length = target_arr->Length();
       if (length == 0) {
-        if (throw_invalid) {
-          ThrowExportsInvalid(env, pkg_subpath, target, pjson_url, base);
-        }
+        ThrowExportsInvalid(env, pkg_subpath, target, pjson_url, base);
         return Nothing<URL>();
       }
       for (uint32_t i = 0; i < length; i++) {
         auto target_item = target_arr->Get(context, i).ToLocalChecked();
-        if (!target_item->IsArray()) {
+        {
+          TryCatchScope try_catch(env);
           Maybe<URL> resolved = ResolveExportsTarget(env, pjson_url,
-              target_item, subpath, pkg_subpath, base, false);
-          if (resolved.IsNothing()) continue;
+              target_item, subpath, pkg_subpath, base);
+          if (resolved.IsNothing()) {
+            CHECK(try_catch.HasCaught());
+            if (try_catch.Exception().IsEmpty()) return Nothing<URL>();
+            Local<Object> e;
+            if (!try_catch.Exception()->ToObject(context).ToLocal(&e))
+              return Nothing<URL>();
+            Local<Value> code;
+            if (!e->Get(context, env->code_string()).ToLocal(&code))
+              return Nothing<URL>();
+            Local<String> code_string;
+            if (!code->ToString(context).ToLocal(&code_string))
+              return Nothing<URL>();
+            Utf8Value code_utf8(env->isolate(), code_string);
+            if (strcmp(*code_utf8, "ERR_PACKAGE_PATH_NOT_EXPORTED") == 0 ||
+                strcmp(*code_utf8, "ERR_INVALID_PACKAGE_TARGET") == 0) {
+              continue;
+            }
+            try_catch.ReThrow();
+            return Nothing<URL>();
+          }
+          CHECK(!try_catch.HasCaught());
           return FinalizeResolution(env, resolved.FromJust(), base);
         }
       }
-      if (throw_invalid) {
-        auto invalid = target_arr->Get(context, length - 1).ToLocalChecked();
-        Maybe<URL> resolved = ResolveExportsTarget(env, pjson_url, invalid,
-            subpath, pkg_subpath, base, true);
-        CHECK(resolved.IsNothing());
-      }
+      auto invalid = target_arr->Get(context, length - 1).ToLocalChecked();
+      Maybe<URL> resolved = ResolveExportsTarget(env, pjson_url, invalid,
+          subpath, pkg_subpath, base);
+      CHECK(resolved.IsNothing());
       return Nothing<URL>();
   } else if (target->IsObject()) {
     Local<Object> target_obj = target.As<Object>();
     Local<Array> target_obj_keys =
         target_obj->GetOwnPropertyNames(context).ToLocalChecked();
     Local<Value> conditionalTarget;
-    bool matched = false;
     for (uint32_t i = 0; i < target_obj_keys->Length(); ++i) {
       Local<Value> key =
           target_obj_keys->Get(context, i).ToLocalChecked();
       if (IsArrayIndex(env, key)) {
-        const std::string msg = "Invalid package config for " +
-            pjson_url.ToFilePath() + ", \"exports\" cannot contain numeric " +
-            "property keys.";
+        const std::string msg = "Invalid package config " +
+            pjson_url.ToFilePath() + " imported from " + base.ToFilePath() +
+            ". \"exports\" cannot contain numeric property keys.";
         node::THROW_ERR_INVALID_PACKAGE_CONFIG(env, msg.c_str());
         return Nothing<URL>();
       }
@@ -1026,35 +1049,60 @@ Maybe<URL> ResolveExportsTarget(Environment* env,
                          key->ToString(context).ToLocalChecked());
       std::string key_str(*key_utf8, key_utf8.length());
       if (key_str == "node" || key_str == "import") {
-        matched = true;
         conditionalTarget = target_obj->Get(context, key).ToLocalChecked();
-        Maybe<URL> resolved = ResolveExportsTarget(env, pjson_url,
-            conditionalTarget, subpath, pkg_subpath, base, false);
-        if (!resolved.IsNothing()) {
+        {
+          TryCatchScope try_catch(env);
+          Maybe<URL> resolved = ResolveExportsTarget(env, pjson_url,
+              conditionalTarget, subpath, pkg_subpath, base);
+          if (resolved.IsNothing()) {
+            CHECK(try_catch.HasCaught());
+            if (try_catch.Exception().IsEmpty()) return Nothing<URL>();
+            Local<Object> e;
+            if (!try_catch.Exception()->ToObject(context).ToLocal(&e))
+              return Nothing<URL>();
+            Local<Value> code;
+            if (!e->Get(context, env->code_string()).ToLocal(&code))
+              return Nothing<URL>();
+            Local<String> code_string;
+            if (!code->ToString(context).ToLocal(&code_string))
+              return Nothing<URL>();
+            Utf8Value code_utf8(env->isolate(), code_string);
+            if (strcmp(*code_utf8, "ERR_PACKAGE_PATH_NOT_EXPORTED") == 0)
+              continue;
+            try_catch.ReThrow();
+            return Nothing<URL>();
+          }
+          CHECK(!try_catch.HasCaught());
           ProcessEmitExperimentalWarning(env, "Conditional exports");
           return resolved;
         }
       } else if (key_str == "default") {
-        matched = true;
         conditionalTarget = target_obj->Get(context, key).ToLocalChecked();
-        Maybe<URL> resolved = ResolveExportsTarget(env, pjson_url,
-            conditionalTarget, subpath, pkg_subpath, base, false);
-        if (!resolved.IsNothing()) {
+        {
+          TryCatchScope try_catch(env);
+          Maybe<URL> resolved = ResolveExportsTarget(env, pjson_url,
+              conditionalTarget, subpath, pkg_subpath, base);
+          if (resolved.IsNothing()) {
+            CHECK(try_catch.HasCaught() && !try_catch.Exception().IsEmpty());
+            auto e = try_catch.Exception()->ToObject(context).ToLocalChecked();
+            auto code = e->Get(context, env->code_string()).ToLocalChecked();
+            Utf8Value code_utf8(env->isolate(),
+                                code->ToString(context).ToLocalChecked());
+            std::string code_str(*code_utf8, code_utf8.length());
+            if (code_str == "ERR_PACKAGE_PATH_NOT_EXPORTED") continue;
+            try_catch.ReThrow();
+            return Nothing<URL>();
+          }
+          CHECK(!try_catch.HasCaught());
           ProcessEmitExperimentalWarning(env, "Conditional exports");
           return resolved;
         }
       }
     }
-    if (matched && throw_invalid) {
-      Maybe<URL> resolved = ResolveExportsTarget(env, pjson_url,
-          conditionalTarget, subpath, pkg_subpath, base, true);
-      CHECK(resolved.IsNothing());
-      return Nothing<URL>();
-    }
-  }
-  if (throw_invalid) {
-    ThrowExportsInvalid(env, pkg_subpath, target, pjson_url, base);
+    ThrowExportsNotFound(env, pkg_subpath, pjson_url, base);
+    return Nothing<URL>();
   }
+  ThrowExportsInvalid(env, pkg_subpath, target, pjson_url, base);
   return Nothing<URL>();
 }
 
@@ -1076,8 +1124,8 @@ Maybe<bool> IsConditionalExportsMainSugar(Environment* env,
     if (i == 0) {
       isConditionalSugar = curIsConditionalSugar;
     } else if (isConditionalSugar != curIsConditionalSugar) {
-      const std::string msg = "Cannot resolve package exports in " +
-        pjson_url.ToFilePath() + ", imported from " + base.ToFilePath() + ". " +
+      const std::string msg = "Invalid package config " + pjson_url.ToFilePath()
+        + " imported from " + base.ToFilePath() + ". " +
         "\"exports\" cannot contain some keys starting with '.' and some not." +
         " The exports object must either be an object of package subpath keys" +
         " or an object of main entry condition name keys only.";
@@ -1102,8 +1150,7 @@ Maybe<URL> PackageMainResolve(Environment* env,
       if (isConditionalExportsMainSugar.IsNothing())
         return Nothing<URL>();
       if (isConditionalExportsMainSugar.FromJust()) {
-        return ResolveExportsTarget(env, pjson_url, exports, "", "", base,
-                                    true);
+        return ResolveExportsTarget(env, pjson_url, exports, "", "", base);
       } else if (exports->IsObject()) {
         Local<Object> exports_obj = exports.As<Object>();
         if (exports_obj->HasOwnProperty(env->context(), env->dot_string())
@@ -1111,10 +1158,12 @@ Maybe<URL> PackageMainResolve(Environment* env,
           Local<Value> target =
               exports_obj->Get(env->context(), env->dot_string())
               .ToLocalChecked();
-          return ResolveExportsTarget(env, pjson_url, target, "", "", base,
-                                      true);
+          return ResolveExportsTarget(env, pjson_url, target, "", "", base);
         }
       }
+      std::string msg = "No \"exports\" main resolved in " +
+          pjson_url.ToFilePath();
+      node::THROW_ERR_PACKAGE_PATH_NOT_EXPORTED(env, msg.c_str());
     }
     if (pcfg.has_main == HasMain::Yes) {
       URL resolved(pcfg.main, pjson_url);
@@ -1206,39 +1255,6 @@ Maybe<URL> PackageExportsResolve(Environment* env,
   return Nothing<URL>();
 }
 
-Maybe<URL> ResolveSelf(Environment* env,
-                       const std::string& pkg_name,
-                       const std::string& pkg_subpath,
-                       const URL& base) {
-  const PackageConfig* pcfg;
-  if (GetPackageScopeConfig(env, base, base).To(&pcfg) &&
-      pcfg->exists == Exists::Yes) {
-    // TODO(jkrems): Find a way to forward the pair/iterator already generated
-    // while executing GetPackageScopeConfig
-    URL pjson_url("");
-    bool found_pjson = false;
-    for (auto it = env->package_json_cache.begin();
-          it != env->package_json_cache.end();
-          ++it) {
-      if (&it->second == pcfg) {
-        pjson_url = URL::FromFilePath(it->first);
-        found_pjson = true;
-      }
-    }
-    if (!found_pjson || pcfg->name != pkg_name) return Nothing<URL>();
-    if (pcfg->exports.IsEmpty()) return Nothing<URL>();
-    if (pkg_subpath == "./") {
-      return Just(URL("./", pjson_url));
-    } else if (!pkg_subpath.length()) {
-      return PackageMainResolve(env, pjson_url, *pcfg, base);
-    } else {
-      return PackageExportsResolve(env, pjson_url, pkg_subpath, *pcfg, base);
-    }
-  }
-
-  return Nothing<URL>();
-}
-
 Maybe<URL> PackageResolve(Environment* env,
                           const std::string& specifier,
                           const URL& base) {
@@ -1279,10 +1295,30 @@ Maybe<URL> PackageResolve(Environment* env,
     pkg_subpath = "." + specifier.substr(sep_index);
   }
 
-  Maybe<URL> self_url = ResolveSelf(env, pkg_name, pkg_subpath, base);
-  if (self_url.IsJust()) {
-    ProcessEmitExperimentalWarning(env, "Package name self resolution");
-    return self_url;
+  // ResolveSelf
+  const PackageConfig* pcfg;
+  if (GetPackageScopeConfig(env, base, base).To(&pcfg) &&
+      pcfg->exists == Exists::Yes) {
+    // TODO(jkrems): Find a way to forward the pair/iterator already generated
+    // while executing GetPackageScopeConfig
+    URL pjson_url("");
+    bool found_pjson = false;
+    for (const auto& it : env->package_json_cache) {
+      if (&it.second == pcfg) {
+        pjson_url = URL::FromFilePath(it.first);
+        found_pjson = true;
+      }
+    }
+    if (found_pjson && pcfg->name == pkg_name && !pcfg->exports.IsEmpty()) {
+      ProcessEmitExperimentalWarning(env, "Package name self resolution");
+      if (pkg_subpath == "./") {
+        return Just(URL("./", pjson_url));
+      } else if (!pkg_subpath.length()) {
+        return PackageMainResolve(env, pjson_url, *pcfg, base);
+      } else {
+        return PackageExportsResolve(env, pjson_url, pkg_subpath, *pcfg, base);
+      }
+    }
   }
 
   URL pjson_url("./node_modules/" + pkg_name + "/package.json", &base);
diff --git a/src/node_errors.h b/src/node_errors.h
index d56bf7ef5a5a53..a05ce8f6bfb1bd 100644
--- a/src/node_errors.h
+++ b/src/node_errors.h
@@ -43,7 +43,8 @@ void OnFatalError(const char* location, const char* message);
   V(ERR_OSSL_EVP_INVALID_DIGEST, Error)                                      \
   V(ERR_INVALID_ARG_TYPE, TypeError)                                         \
   V(ERR_INVALID_MODULE_SPECIFIER, TypeError)                                 \
-  V(ERR_INVALID_PACKAGE_CONFIG, SyntaxError)                                 \
+  V(ERR_INVALID_PACKAGE_CONFIG, Error)                                       \
+  V(ERR_INVALID_PACKAGE_TARGET, Error)                                       \
   V(ERR_INVALID_TRANSFER_OBJECT, TypeError)                                  \
   V(ERR_MEMORY_ALLOCATION_FAILED, Error)                                     \
   V(ERR_MISSING_ARGS, TypeError)                                             \
@@ -53,6 +54,7 @@ void OnFatalError(const char* location, const char* message);
   V(ERR_NON_CONTEXT_AWARE_DISABLED, Error)                                   \
   V(ERR_MODULE_NOT_FOUND, Error)                                             \
   V(ERR_OUT_OF_RANGE, RangeError)                                            \
+  V(ERR_PACKAGE_PATH_NOT_EXPORTED, Error)                                    \
   V(ERR_SCRIPT_EXECUTION_INTERRUPTED, Error)                                 \
   V(ERR_SCRIPT_EXECUTION_TIMEOUT, Error)                                     \
   V(ERR_STRING_TOO_LONG, Error)                                              \
diff --git a/test/es-module/test-esm-exports.mjs b/test/es-module/test-esm-exports.mjs
index bdd4a975cf748e..7dbc963502824e 100644
--- a/test/es-module/test-esm-exports.mjs
+++ b/test/es-module/test-esm-exports.mjs
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ import fromInside from '../fixtures/node_modules/pkgexports/lib/hole.js';
     ['pkgexports/resolve-self', isRequire ?
       { default: 'self-cjs' } : { default: 'self-mjs' }],
     // Resolve self sugar
-    ['pkgexports-sugar', { default: 'main' }]
+    ['pkgexports-sugar', { default: 'main' }],
   ]);
 
   for (const [validSpecifier, expected] of validSpecifiers) {
@@ -53,48 +53,59 @@ import fromInside from '../fixtures/node_modules/pkgexports/lib/hole.js';
     // Sugar cases still encapsulate
     ['pkgexports-sugar/not-exported.js', './not-exported.js'],
     ['pkgexports-sugar2/not-exported.js', './not-exported.js'],
+    // Conditional exports with no match are "not exported" errors
+    ['pkgexports/invalid1', './invalid1'],
+    ['pkgexports/invalid4', './invalid4'],
   ]);
 
   const invalidExports = new Map([
-    // Even though 'pkgexports/sub/asdf.js' works, alternate "path-like"
-    // variants do not to prevent confusion and accidental loopholes.
-    ['pkgexports/sub/./../asdf.js', './sub/./../asdf.js'],
+    // Directory mappings require a trailing / to work
+    ['pkgexports/missingtrailer/x', './missingtrailer/'],
     // This path steps back inside the package but goes through an exports
     // target that escapes the package, so we still catch that as invalid
-    ['pkgexports/belowdir/pkgexports/asdf.js', './belowdir/pkgexports/asdf.js'],
+    ['pkgexports/belowdir/pkgexports/asdf.js', './belowdir/'],
     // This target file steps below the package
     ['pkgexports/belowfile', './belowfile'],
-    // Directory mappings require a trailing / to work
-    ['pkgexports/missingtrailer/x', './missingtrailer/x'],
     // Invalid target handling
     ['pkgexports/null', './null'],
-    ['pkgexports/invalid1', './invalid1'],
     ['pkgexports/invalid2', './invalid2'],
     ['pkgexports/invalid3', './invalid3'],
-    ['pkgexports/invalid4', './invalid4'],
     // Missing / invalid fallbacks
     ['pkgexports/nofallback1', './nofallback1'],
     ['pkgexports/nofallback2', './nofallback2'],
     // Reaching into nested node_modules
     ['pkgexports/nodemodules', './nodemodules'],
+    // Self resolve invalid
+    ['pkgexports/resolve-self-invalid', './invalid2'],
+  ]);
+
+  const invalidSpecifiers = new Map([
+    // Even though 'pkgexports/sub/asdf.js' works, alternate "path-like"
+    // variants do not to prevent confusion and accidental loopholes.
+    ['pkgexports/sub/./../asdf.js', './sub/./../asdf.js'],
   ]);
 
   for (const [specifier, subpath] of undefinedExports) {
     loadFixture(specifier).catch(mustCall((err) => {
-      strictEqual(err.code, (isRequire ? '' : 'ERR_') + 'MODULE_NOT_FOUND');
-      assertStartsWith(err.message, 'Package exports');
-      assertIncludes(err.message, `do not define a '${subpath}' subpath`);
+      strictEqual(err.code, 'ERR_PACKAGE_PATH_NOT_EXPORTED');
+      assertStartsWith(err.message, 'Package subpath ');
+      assertIncludes(err.message, subpath);
     }));
   }
 
   for (const [specifier, subpath] of invalidExports) {
     loadFixture(specifier).catch(mustCall((err) => {
-      strictEqual(err.code, (isRequire ? '' : 'ERR_') + 'MODULE_NOT_FOUND');
-      assertStartsWith(err.message, (isRequire ? 'Package exports' :
-        'Cannot resolve'));
-      assertIncludes(err.message, isRequire ?
-        `do not define a valid '${subpath}' target` :
-        `matched for '${subpath}'`);
+      strictEqual(err.code, 'ERR_INVALID_PACKAGE_TARGET');
+      assertStartsWith(err.message, 'Invalid "exports"');
+      assertIncludes(err.message, subpath);
+    }));
+  }
+
+  for (const [specifier, subpath] of invalidSpecifiers) {
+    loadFixture(specifier).catch(mustCall((err) => {
+      strictEqual(err.code, 'ERR_INVALID_MODULE_SPECIFIER');
+      assertStartsWith(err.message, 'Package subpath ');
+      assertIncludes(err.message, subpath);
     }));
   }
 
@@ -102,8 +113,8 @@ import fromInside from '../fixtures/node_modules/pkgexports/lib/hole.js';
   // of falling back to main
   if (isRequire) {
     loadFixture('pkgexports-main').catch(mustCall((err) => {
-      strictEqual(err.code, 'MODULE_NOT_FOUND');
-      assertStartsWith(err.message, 'No valid export');
+      strictEqual(err.code, 'ERR_PACKAGE_PATH_NOT_EXPORTED');
+      assertStartsWith(err.message, 'No "exports" main ');
     }));
   }
 
@@ -130,8 +141,7 @@ import fromInside from '../fixtures/node_modules/pkgexports/lib/hole.js';
   // Sugar conditional exports main mixed failure case
   loadFixture('pkgexports-sugar-fail').catch(mustCall((err) => {
     strictEqual(err.code, 'ERR_INVALID_PACKAGE_CONFIG');
-    assertStartsWith(err.message, (isRequire ? 'Invalid package' :
-      'Cannot resolve'));
+    assertStartsWith(err.message, 'Invalid package');
     assertIncludes(err.message, '"exports" cannot contain some keys starting ' +
     'with \'.\' and some not. The exports object must either be an object of ' +
     'package subpath keys or an object of main entry condition name keys ' +
diff --git a/test/fixtures/node_modules/pkgexports/package.json b/test/fixtures/node_modules/pkgexports/package.json
index 02e06f0ebe5f3c..7f417ad5457bfc 100644
--- a/test/fixtures/node_modules/pkgexports/package.json
+++ b/test/fixtures/node_modules/pkgexports/package.json
@@ -35,6 +35,10 @@
     "./resolve-self": {
       "require": "./resolve-self.js",
       "import": "./resolve-self.mjs"
+    },
+    "./resolve-self-invalid": {
+      "require": "./resolve-self-invalid.js",
+      "import": "./resolve-self-invalid.mjs"
     }
   }
 }
diff --git a/test/fixtures/node_modules/pkgexports/resolve-self-invalid.js b/test/fixtures/node_modules/pkgexports/resolve-self-invalid.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000000..c3ebf76fc1b2f3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/fixtures/node_modules/pkgexports/resolve-self-invalid.js
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+require('pkg-exports/invalid2');
diff --git a/test/fixtures/node_modules/pkgexports/resolve-self-invalid.mjs b/test/fixtures/node_modules/pkgexports/resolve-self-invalid.mjs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000000..1edbf62c4b0114
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/fixtures/node_modules/pkgexports/resolve-self-invalid.mjs
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+import 'pkg-exports/invalid2';