diff --git a/cmd/generate-config/main.go b/cmd/generate-config/main.go
index ca790f2d4..4280daf83 100644
--- a/cmd/generate-config/main.go
+++ b/cmd/generate-config/main.go
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 package main
 
 import (
+	"errors"
 	"fmt"
 	"log"
 	"os"
@@ -19,7 +20,7 @@ var (
 		Args:  cobra.ExactArgs(1),
 		RunE: func(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
 			if len(args) != 1 {
-				return fmt.Errorf("Please provide a path to the project")
+				return errors.New("Please provide a path to the project")
 			}
 
 			path := args[0]