diff --git a/code/modules/unit_tests/sql.dm b/code/modules/unit_tests/sql.dm
index 393a207e5de..8d46a2e6587 100644
--- a/code/modules/unit_tests/sql.dm
+++ b/code/modules/unit_tests/sql.dm
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 /datum/unit_test/sql_version/Run()
 	// Check if the SQL version set in the code is equal to the CI DB config
 	if(GLOB.configuration.database.version != SQL_VERSION)
-		Fail("SQL version error: Game is running V[SQL_VERSION] but config is V[sql_version]. You may need to update the example config.")
+		Fail("SQL version error: Game is running V[SQL_VERSION] but config is V[GLOB.configuration.database.version]. You may need to update the example config.")
 
 	if(SSdbcore.total_errors > 0)
 		Fail("SQL errors occured on startup. Please fix them.")