diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 6485176d2f..262fe86796 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -3,6 +3,9 @@
 All notable changes to the Zowe Installer will be documented in this file.
 <!--Add the PR or issue number to the entry if available.-->
 
+## `2.18.1`
+- Bugfix: Error message `ZWEL0141E` did not print user ID. [#3971](https://github.com/zowe/zowe-install-packaging/pull/3971)
+
 ## `2.17.0`
 
 ## New features and enhancements
diff --git a/bin/commands/internal/start/prepare/index.sh b/bin/commands/internal/start/prepare/index.sh
index 85ca4ad100..464ae53205 100644
--- a/bin/commands/internal/start/prepare/index.sh
+++ b/bin/commands/internal/start/prepare/index.sh
@@ -142,8 +142,11 @@ global_validate() {
     if [[ ${ZWE_ENABLED_COMPONENTS} == *"discovery"* || ${ZWE_ENABLED_COMPONENTS} == *"files-api"* || ${ZWE_ENABLED_COMPONENTS} == *"jobs-api"* ]]; then
       validate_this "validate_zosmf_host_and_port \"${ZOSMF_HOST}\" \"${ZOSMF_PORT}\" 2>&1" "zwe-internal-start-prepare,global_validate:${LINENO}"
     fi
-  elif [ "${ZWE_components_gateway_apiml_security_auth_provider}" = "zosmf" ]; then
-    validate_this "validate_zosmf_as_auth_provider \"${ZOSMF_HOST}\" \"${ZOSMF_PORT}\" \"${ZWE_components_gateway_apiml_security_auth_provider}\" 2>&1" "zwe-internal-start-prepare,global_validate:${LINENO}"
+    if [ "${ZWE_components_discovery_enabled}" = "false" -a "${ZWE_components_gateway_apiml_security_auth_provider}" = "zosmf" ]; then
+      let "ZWE_PRIVATE_ERRORS_FOUND=${ZWE_PRIVATE_OLD_ERRORS_FOUND}+1"
+      print_error "Using z/OSMF as 'components.gateway.apiml.security.auth.provider' is not possible: discovery is disabled."
+      print_formatted_info "ZWELS" "zwe-internal-start-prepare,global_validate:${LINENO}" "Zosmf validation failed"
+    fi
   fi
 
   check_runtime_validation_result "zwe-internal-start-prepare,global_validate:${LINENO}"
diff --git a/bin/commands/internal/start/prepare/index.ts b/bin/commands/internal/start/prepare/index.ts
index cf9463fbdc..30c67135f2 100644
--- a/bin/commands/internal/start/prepare/index.ts
+++ b/bin/commands/internal/start/prepare/index.ts
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ function prepareLogDirectory() {
   if (logDir) {
     os.mkdir(logDir, 0o750);
     if (!fs.isDirectoryWritable(logDir)) {
-      common.printFormattedError("ZWELS", "zwe-internal-start-prepare,prepare_log_directory", `ZWEL0141E: User $(get_user_id) does not have write permission on ${logDir}.`);
+      common.printFormattedError("ZWELS", "zwe-internal-start-prepare,prepare_log_directory", `ZWEL0141E: User ${user} does not have write permission on ${logDir}.`);
       std.exit(141);
     }
   }
@@ -172,12 +172,11 @@ function globalValidate(enabledComponents:string[]): void {
         privateErrors++;
         common.printFormattedError('ZWELS', "zwe-internal-start-prepare,global_validate", "Zosmf validation failed");
       }
-    } else if (std.getenv('ZWE_components_gateway_apiml_security_auth_provider') == "zosmf") {
-      let zosmfOk = zosmf.validateZosmfAsAuthProvider(zosmfHost, zosmfPort, 'zosmf');
-      if (!zosmfOk) {
-        privateErrors++;
-        common.printFormattedError('ZWELS', "zwe-internal-start-prepare,global_validate", "Zosmf validation failed");
-      }
+    }
+    if (!enabledComponents.includes('discovery') && std.getenv('ZWE_components_gateway_apiml_security_auth_provider') == "zosmf") {
+      privateErrors++;
+      common.printError("Using z/OSMF as 'components.gateway.apiml.security.auth.provider' is not possible: discovery is disabled.");
+      common.printFormattedError('ZWELS', "zwe-internal-start-prepare,global_validate", "Zosmf validation failed");
     }
   }
   
diff --git a/bin/libs/zosmf.sh b/bin/libs/zosmf.sh
index 116f66c65e..84477c3699 100644
--- a/bin/libs/zosmf.sh
+++ b/bin/libs/zosmf.sh
@@ -49,16 +49,3 @@ validate_zosmf_host_and_port() {
     print_message "Successfully checked z/OS MF is available on 'https://${zosmf_host}:${zosmf_port}/zosmf/info'"
   fi
 }
-
-validate_zosmf_as_auth_provider() {
-  zosmf_host="${1}"
-  zosmf_port="${2}"
-  auth_provider="${3}"
-
-  if [ -n "${zosmf_host}" -a -n "${zosmf_port}" ]; then
-    if [ "${auth_provider}" = "zosmf" ]; then
-      print_error "z/OSMF is not configured. Using z/OSMF as authentication provider is not supported."
-      return 1
-    fi
-  fi
-}
diff --git a/bin/libs/zosmf.ts b/bin/libs/zosmf.ts
index 949c0eddf6..9e05a98be0 100644
--- a/bin/libs/zosmf.ts
+++ b/bin/libs/zosmf.ts
@@ -47,14 +47,3 @@ export function validateZosmfHostAndPort(zosmfHost: string, zosmfPort: number):
   }
   return zosmfCheckPassed;
 }
-
-//TODO isnt this completely backwards?
-export function validateZosmfAsAuthProvider(zosmfHost: string, zosmfPort: number, authProvider: string): boolean {
-  if (zosmfHost && zosmfPort) {
-    if (authProvider == 'zosmf') {
-      common.printError("z/OSMF is not configured. Using z/OSMF as authentication provider is not supported.");
-      return true;
-    }
-  }
-  return false;
-}