diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 7e0296c..14ebb58 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -7,9 +7,9 @@ default: vendor
 .PHONY: new-version
 new-version:
 	$(if $(shell which npx),,\
-		$(error No npx not found in PATH, please install NodeJS))
+		$(error No npx found in PATH, please install NodeJS))
 	$(if $(shell which standard-version),,\
-		$(error No standard-version not found in PATH, install with: \
+		$(error No standard-version found in PATH, install with: \
 			npm install -g standard-version))
 
 	npx standard-version