diff --git a/tools/chpl-language-server/src/chpl-language-server.py b/tools/chpl-language-server/src/chpl-language-server.py
index dc12ba45c3bb..9f7e2d9f8860 100755
--- a/tools/chpl-language-server/src/chpl-language-server.py
+++ b/tools/chpl-language-server/src/chpl-language-server.py
@@ -172,7 +172,7 @@ def get(cls) -> Optional["ChplcheckProxy"]:
 
         def error(msg: str):
             if os.environ.get("CHPL_DEVELOPER", None):
-                print("Error loading chplcheck: ", str(e), file=sys.stderr)
+                print("Error loading chplcheck: ", str(msg), file=sys.stderr)
 
         chpl_home = os.environ.get("CHPL_HOME")
         if chpl_home is None: