diff --git a/app/config/init.js b/app/config/init.js
index a96759da..85b1cdb9 100644
--- a/app/config/init.js
+++ b/app/config/init.js
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ const _syntaxValidation = function(cfg) {
   try {
     return new vm.Script(cfg, {filename: '.hyper.js', displayErrors: true});
   } catch (err) {
-    notify(`Error loading config: ${err.name}, see DevTools for more info`);
+    notify('Error loading config:', `${err.name}, see DevTools for more info`);
     //eslint-disable-next-line no-console
     console.error('Error loading config:', err);
   }