diff --git a/src/crewai/cli/reset_memories_command.py b/src/crewai/cli/reset_memories_command.py
index 4870d6424..6e81ca296 100644
--- a/src/crewai/cli/reset_memories_command.py
+++ b/src/crewai/cli/reset_memories_command.py
@@ -62,3 +62,5 @@ def reset_memories_command(
 
     except Exception as e:
         click.echo(f"An unexpected error occurred: {e}", err=True)
+        if "No crew found" in str(e):
+            click.echo("This error might occur when running the command in a non-CrewAI project directory.", err=True)
diff --git a/src/crewai/cli/utils.py b/src/crewai/cli/utils.py
index 078afec60..f1c1336d3 100644
--- a/src/crewai/cli/utils.py
+++ b/src/crewai/cli/utils.py
@@ -82,11 +82,15 @@ def _get_project_attribute(
         with open(pyproject_path, "r") as f:
             pyproject_content = parse_toml(f.read())
 
-        dependencies = (
-            _get_nested_value(pyproject_content, ["project", "dependencies"]) or []
-        )
-        if not any(True for dep in dependencies if "crewai" in dep):
-            raise Exception("crewai is not in the dependencies.")
+        import inspect
+        calling_frame = inspect.currentframe().f_back
+        calling_function = calling_frame.f_code.co_name
+        if calling_function != "reset_memories":
+            dependencies = (
+                _get_nested_value(pyproject_content, ["project", "dependencies"]) or []
+            )
+            if not any(True for dep in dependencies if "crewai" in dep):
+                raise Exception("crewai is not in the dependencies.")
 
         attribute = _get_nested_value(pyproject_content, keys)
     except FileNotFoundError:
diff --git a/tests/cli/cli_test.py b/tests/cli/cli_test.py
index dc0c502b7..9ea3cb955 100644
--- a/tests/cli/cli_test.py
+++ b/tests/cli/cli_test.py
@@ -132,6 +132,13 @@ def test_reset_knowledge(mock_get_crew, runner):
     assert result.output == "Knowledge has been reset.\n"
 
 
+@mock.patch("crewai.knowledge.storage.knowledge_storage.KnowledgeStorage")
+def test_reset_knowledge_memories(MockKnowledgeStorage, runner):
+    result = runner.invoke(reset_memories, ["-kn"])
+    MockKnowledgeStorage().reset.assert_called_once()
+    assert result.output == "Knowledge has been reset.\n"
+
+
 def test_reset_no_memory_flags(runner):
     result = runner.invoke(
         reset_memories,