diff --git a/extract_file b/extract_file
index af91099..dc6900e 100644
--- a/extract_file
+++ b/extract_file
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ if [ -z "$MYARCHIVE" ]; then
   exit 1
 fi
 if [ -z "$MYFILES" ]; then
-  echo "ERROR: no checkout URL is given via --url parameter!"
+  echo "ERROR: no checkout URL is given via --file parameter!"
   exit 1
 fi
 if [ -z "$MYOUTDIR" ]; then