diff --git a/tools/dsh/main.cpp b/tools/dsh/main.cpp
index 4859ab1..4c5d4c1 100644
--- a/tools/dsh/main.cpp
+++ b/tools/dsh/main.cpp
@@ -135,7 +135,7 @@
         printf("read configuration file: %s\n", params.configuration.c_str());
         std::ifstream config_file(params.configuration);
         if (!config_file.is_open()) {
-            std::cerr << "Error: Could not open configuration file.\n";
+            std::cerr << "Error: Unable to open configuration file.\n";
         } else {
             YAML::Node config = YAML::Load(config_file);
             if (config["bootstrap"] && params.bootstrap.empty()) {