diff --git a/backup_new.sh b/backup_new.sh
index 5a6a43d..cf009cd 100755
--- a/backup_new.sh
+++ b/backup_new.sh
@@ -250,7 +250,7 @@ done
 ### check pre-requisites and default values
 # does the details file exist?
 if [ ! -f "$configDetails" ]; then
-    badParam dne "(-c default)" "$configDetails"
+    badParam dne "(--details default)" "$configDetails"
 fi
 # is borg installed?
 command -v borg > /dev/null || \