diff --git a/src/cmake.cc b/src/cmake.cc
index e33bde2..51f0b60 100644
--- a/src/cmake.cc
+++ b/src/cmake.cc
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ boost::filesystem::path CMake::get_default_build_path(const boost::filesystem::p
     boost::system::error_code ec;
     boost::filesystem::create_directories(default_build_path, ec);
     if(ec) {
-      Terminal::get().print("Could not create "+default_build_path.string()+": "+ec.message(), true);
+      Terminal::get().print("Error: could not create "+default_build_path.string()+": "+ec.message(), true);
       return boost::filesystem::path();
     }
   }
diff --git a/src/config.cc b/src/config.cc
index aa583fd..732344f 100644
--- a/src/config.cc
+++ b/src/config.cc
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ void Config::load() {
     retrieve_config();
   }
   catch(const std::exception &e) {
-    ::Terminal::get().print("Error reading "+config_json+": "+e.what()+"\n");
+    ::Terminal::get().print("Error: could not parse "+config_json+": "+e.what()+"\n", true);
     std::stringstream ss;
     ss << configjson;
     boost::property_tree::read_json(ss, cfg);