diff --git a/src/sfizz/Tuning.cpp b/src/sfizz/Tuning.cpp
index 2d4b3d99..fa83ebca 100644
--- a/src/sfizz/Tuning.cpp
+++ b/src/sfizz/Tuning.cpp
@@ -201,7 +201,7 @@ bool Tuning::loadScalaString(const std::string& text)
     }
 
     if (scl.count <= 0) {
-        DBG("The scale file is empty: " << path);
+        DBG("Error loading scala string: " << text);
         return false;
     }