diff --git a/core/config.py b/core/config.py
index 38ba2d0..72f41d6 100755
--- a/core/config.py
+++ b/core/config.py
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ def config():
             bot.config = json.load(open('config'))
             bot._config_mtime = config_mtime
         except ValueError, e:
-            print 'ERROR: malformed config!', e
+            print 'error: malformed config', e
 
 
 bot._config_mtime = 0