diff --git a/demos/tutorial/blast_io/read_assignment.cpp b/demos/tutorial/blast_io/read_assignment.cpp
index 241d3f3a67..e50c871034 100644
--- a/demos/tutorial/blast_io/read_assignment.cpp
+++ b/demos/tutorial/blast_io/read_assignment.cpp
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
 #else
 int main()
 {
-    std::cerr << "Demo not run, because of a bug in Microsoft Visual Studio 2015.\n";
+    std::cerr << "USAGE: FILE_IN\n";
     return 0;
 }
 #endif
diff --git a/demos/tutorial/blast_io/write_assignment.cpp b/demos/tutorial/blast_io/write_assignment.cpp
index cc03228abf..f2e5e4d574 100644
--- a/demos/tutorial/blast_io/write_assignment.cpp
+++ b/demos/tutorial/blast_io/write_assignment.cpp
@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@ int main(int argc, char ** argv)
 #else
 int main()
 {
-    std::cerr << "Demo not run, because of a bug in Microsoft Visual Studio 2015.\n";
+    std::cerr << "USAGE: FILE_OUT\n";
     return 0;
 }
 #endif