diff --git a/crates/nu-protocol/src/config/mod.rs b/crates/nu-protocol/src/config/mod.rs
index cd5ea69d7c..5aa611937b 100644
--- a/crates/nu-protocol/src/config/mod.rs
+++ b/crates/nu-protocol/src/config/mod.rs
@@ -687,7 +687,7 @@ impl Value {
                             true
                         })
                         } else {
-                            report_invalid_value("boolean value is deprecated, should be a record. see default_conifg.nu.", span, &mut errors);
+                            report_invalid_value("boolean value is deprecated, should be a record. see `config nu --default`.", span, &mut errors);
                             // Reconstruct
                             *value = Value::record(
                                 record! {