diff --git a/core/bbs.js b/core/bbs.js
index 383b6a661..df0a2e3be 100644
--- a/core/bbs.js
+++ b/core/bbs.js
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ function main() {
                         console.error(`Configuration error: ${err.message}`); //  eslint-disable-line no-console
 
                         if ('ENOENT' === err.code) {
-                            console.error("\nConfiguration file does not exist: '" + configFile + "'\n\nIf this is a new installation please run './oputil.js config new' from the enigma-bbs directory");
+                            console.error("\nConfiguration file does not exist: '{configFile}'\n\nIf this is a new installation please run './oputil.js config new' from the enigma-bbs directory");
                         }
 
                         if (err.hint) {