diff --git a/src/config.js b/src/config.js
index a2e3beb..5d649f8 100644
--- a/src/config.js
+++ b/src/config.js
@@ -279,7 +279,7 @@ for (const [key, value] of Object.entries(finalConfig)) {
 // Make sure all of the required config options are present
 for (const opt of required) {
   if (! finalConfig[opt]) {
-    console.error(`Missing required config.json value: ${opt}`);
+    console.error(`Missing required configuration value: ${opt}`);
     process.exit(1);
   }
 }
diff --git a/src/index.js b/src/index.js
index c2acebf..f43c33f 100644
--- a/src/index.js
+++ b/src/index.js
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ const path = require('path');
 try {
   fs.accessSync(path.join(__dirname, '..', 'node_modules'));
 } catch (e) {
-  console.error('Please run "npm install" before starting the bot');
+  console.error('Please run "npm ci" before starting the bot');
   process.exit(1);
 }
 
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ try {
     fs.accessSync(path.join(__dirname, '..', 'node_modules', mod))
   });
 } catch (e) {
-  console.error(`Please run "npm install" again! Package "${testedPackage}" is missing.`);
+  console.error(`Please run "npm ci" again! Package "${testedPackage}" is missing.`);
   process.exit(1);
 }