diff --git a/index.php b/index.php
index d88f471c..e6d607ee 100644
--- a/index.php
+++ b/index.php
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ function stripslashes_deep($value) { $value = is_array($value) ? array_map('stri
 if (!is_dir('tmp')) { mkdir('tmp',0705); chmod('tmp',0705); } // For RainTPL temporary files.
 if (!is_file($GLOBALS['config']['DATADIR'].'/.htaccess')) { file_put_contents($GLOBALS['config']['DATADIR'].'/.htaccess',"Allow from none\nDeny from all\n"); } // Protect data files.
 // Second check to see if Shaarli can write in its directory, because on some hosts is_writable() is not reliable.
-if (!is_file($GLOBALS['config']['DATADIR'].'/.htaccess')) die('<pre>ERROR: Shaarli does not have the right to write in its own directory ('.realpath(dirname(__FILE__)).').</pre>');
+if (!is_file($GLOBALS['config']['DATADIR'].'/.htaccess')) die('<pre>ERROR: Shaarli does not have the right to write in its data directory ('.realpath($GLOBALS['config']['DATADIR']).').</pre>');
 if ($GLOBALS['config']['ENABLE_LOCALCACHE'])
 {
     if (!is_dir($GLOBALS['config']['CACHEDIR'])) { mkdir($GLOBALS['config']['CACHEDIR'],0705); chmod($GLOBALS['config']['CACHEDIR'],0705); }
@@ -2440,4 +2440,4 @@ function invalidateCaches()
 if (isset($_SERVER["QUERY_STRING"]) && startswith($_SERVER["QUERY_STRING"],'ws=')) { processWS(); exit; } // Webservices (for jQuery/jQueryUI)
 if (!isset($_SESSION['LINKS_PER_PAGE'])) $_SESSION['LINKS_PER_PAGE']=$GLOBALS['config']['LINKS_PER_PAGE'];
 renderPage();
-?>
\ No newline at end of file
+?>