diff --git a/scalafmt-dynamic/src/main/scala/org/scalafmt/dynamic/ScalafmtDynamicError.scala b/scalafmt-dynamic/src/main/scala/org/scalafmt/dynamic/ScalafmtDynamicError.scala
index a16cc597c6..865216403d 100644
--- a/scalafmt-dynamic/src/main/scala/org/scalafmt/dynamic/ScalafmtDynamicError.scala
+++ b/scalafmt-dynamic/src/main/scala/org/scalafmt/dynamic/ScalafmtDynamicError.scala
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ object ScalafmtDynamicError {
       with NoStackTrace
 
   class UnknownConfigError(configPath: Path, cause: Throwable)
-      extends ConfigError(configPath, "unknown error", cause)
+      extends ConfigError(configPath, "Config parse error", cause)
 
   case class UnknownError(cause: Throwable)
       extends ScalafmtDynamicError("unknown error", cause)