diff --git a/inxi b/inxi
index 85e656c..80859e0 100755
--- a/inxi
+++ b/inxi
@@ -218,7 +218,7 @@ error_handler()
 			;;
 		7)	error_message="unsupported script parameter: $2\nFor supported options, check the help menu: $SCRIPT_NAME -h"
 			;;
-		8)	error_message="the self-updater failed, wget exited with error: $2.\nYou probably need to be root.\nHint, to make for easy updates without being root, do: chown <user name> $SCRIPT_NAME"
+		8)	error_message="the self-updater failed, wget exited with error: $2.\nYou probably need to be root.\nHint, to make for easy updates without being root, do: chown <user name> $SCRIPT_PATH/$SCRIPT_NAME"
 			;;
 		*)	error_message="error unknown: $@"
 			set -- 99