diff --git a/lib/pleroma/web/admin_api/controllers/admin_api_controller.ex b/lib/pleroma/web/admin_api/controllers/admin_api_controller.ex
index 8f89f066a..d581df4a2 100644
--- a/lib/pleroma/web/admin_api/controllers/admin_api_controller.ex
+++ b/lib/pleroma/web/admin_api/controllers/admin_api_controller.ex
@@ -406,7 +406,7 @@ defp configurable_from_database do
     if Config.get(:configurable_from_database) do
       :ok
     else
-      {:error, "To use this endpoint you need to enable configuration from database."}
+      {:error, "You must enable configurable_from_database in your config file."}
     end
   end
 
diff --git a/lib/pleroma/web/admin_api/controllers/config_controller.ex b/lib/pleroma/web/admin_api/controllers/config_controller.ex
index 7872fe2d8..4ebf2a305 100644
--- a/lib/pleroma/web/admin_api/controllers/config_controller.ex
+++ b/lib/pleroma/web/admin_api/controllers/config_controller.ex
@@ -122,7 +122,7 @@ defp configurable_from_database do
     if Config.get(:configurable_from_database) do
       :ok
     else
-      {:error, "To use this endpoint you need to enable configuration from database."}
+      {:error, "You must enable configurable_from_database in your config file."}
     end
   end
 
diff --git a/test/pleroma/web/admin_api/controllers/config_controller_test.exs b/test/pleroma/web/admin_api/controllers/config_controller_test.exs
index 77688c7a3..578a4c914 100644
--- a/test/pleroma/web/admin_api/controllers/config_controller_test.exs
+++ b/test/pleroma/web/admin_api/controllers/config_controller_test.exs
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ test "when configuration from database is off", %{conn: conn} do
 
       assert json_response_and_validate_schema(conn, 400) ==
                %{
-                 "error" => "To use this endpoint you need to enable configuration from database."
+                 "error" => "You must enable configurable_from_database in your config file."
                }
     end
 
@@ -170,7 +170,7 @@ test "POST /api/pleroma/admin/config with configdb disabled", %{conn: conn} do
       |> post("/api/pleroma/admin/config", %{"configs" => []})
 
     assert json_response_and_validate_schema(conn, 400) ==
-             %{"error" => "To use this endpoint you need to enable configuration from database."}
+             %{"error" => "You must enable configurable_from_database in your config file."}
   end
 
   describe "POST /api/pleroma/admin/config" do