diff --git a/lib/simple_config.py b/lib/simple_config.py
index 9be6fdc9b..bfd43122a 100644
--- a/lib/simple_config.py
+++ b/lib/simple_config.py
@@ -279,7 +279,7 @@ def read_user_config(path):
             data = f.read()
         result = json.loads(data)
     except:
-        print_msg("Warning: Cannot read config file.", config_path)
+        print_error("Warning: Cannot read config file.", config_path)
         return {}
     if not type(result) is dict:
         return {}