diff --git a/www/_include.php b/www/_include.php
index 22972aff4c2c8de2723cdfb9fac7412bad40a2f2..d8117ee18a458e55e492d9506e8b881a393dc0f0 100644
--- a/www/_include.php
+++ b/www/_include.php
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ try {
     SimpleSAML_Configuration::getInstance();
 } catch (Exception $e) {
     throw new \SimpleSAML\Error\CriticalConfigurationError(
-        'You have not yet created the SimpleSAMLphp configuration files.'
+        $e->getMessage()
     );
 }