diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwgui/console.cpp b/apps/openmw/mwgui/console.cpp
index 811f93b486..57de35fc52 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwgui/console.cpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwgui/console.cpp
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ namespace MWGui
         }
         catch (const std::exception& error)
         {
-            printError (std::string ("An exception has been thrown: ") + error.what());
+            printError (std::string ("Error: ") + error.what());
         }
 
         return false;
@@ -190,7 +190,7 @@ namespace MWGui
             }
             catch (const std::exception& error)
             {
-                printError (std::string ("An exception has been thrown: ") + error.what());
+                printError (std::string ("Error: ") + error.what());
             }
         }
     }