diff --git a/proxy/src/main/java/com/velocitypowered/proxy/config/VelocityConfiguration.java b/proxy/src/main/java/com/velocitypowered/proxy/config/VelocityConfiguration.java
index 3afd9fc107..85c8c8c085 100644
--- a/proxy/src/main/java/com/velocitypowered/proxy/config/VelocityConfiguration.java
+++ b/proxy/src/main/java/com/velocitypowered/proxy/config/VelocityConfiguration.java
@@ -499,7 +499,7 @@ public static VelocityConfiguration read(Path path) throws IOException {
                 "The file " + forwardSecretFile + " is not a valid file or it is a directory.");
           }
         } else {
-          throw new RuntimeException("The forwarding-secret-file does not exist.");
+          throw new RuntimeException("The file '" + secretPath + "' does not exist.");
         }
       }
     }