diff --git a/daemon/unbound.c b/daemon/unbound.c
index cb53af140..b10556d5b 100644
--- a/daemon/unbound.c
+++ b/daemon/unbound.c
@@ -629,8 +629,8 @@ run_daemon(const char* cfgfile, int cmdline_verbose, int debug_mode, const char*
 			if(errno != ENOENT)
 				fatal_exit("Could not read config file: %s."
 					" With unbound -dd it stays on the "
-					" commandline to see more errors, "
-					" or unbound-checkconf", cfgfile);
+					"commandline to see more errors, "
+					"or unbound-checkconf", cfgfile);
 			log_warn("Continuing with default config settings");
 		}
 		apply_settings(daemon, cfg, cmdline_verbose, debug_mode, log_default_identity);