diff --git a/tests/kphp_tester.py b/tests/kphp_tester.py
index 940fb54b3a..addd24360a 100755
--- a/tests/kphp_tester.py
+++ b/tests/kphp_tester.py
@@ -538,7 +538,7 @@ def parse_args():
 def main():
     args = parse_args()
     if not os.path.exists(args.tests_dir):
-        print("Can't find tests dir '{}'".format(args.test_list))
+        print("Can't find tests dir '{}'".format(args.tests_dir))
         sys.exit(1)
 
     if args.test_list and not os.path.exists(args.test_list):