diff --git a/src/admin.c b/src/admin.c
index cc1f44ab..daee40f6 100644
--- a/src/admin.c
+++ b/src/admin.c
@@ -377,7 +377,7 @@ master_key(char* password, bool generate_pwd, int pwd_length)
 
    if (pgagroal_exists(&buf[0]))
    {
-      warnx("The file ~/.pgexporter/master.key already exists");
+      warnx("The file %s already exists, cannot continue", &buf[0]);
       goto error;
    }