diff --git a/wakatime/__init__.py b/wakatime/__init__.py
index 5916e95..172caa2 100644
--- a/wakatime/__init__.py
+++ b/wakatime/__init__.py
@@ -127,7 +127,7 @@ def parseConfigFile(configFile):
                 return None
     except IOError:
         if not os.path.isfile(configFile):
-            print('Error: Could not read from config file ~/.wakatime.conf')
+            print('Error: Could not read from config file ~/.wakatime.cfg')
     return configs