diff --git a/client.go b/client.go
index eece486..7969c65 100644
--- a/client.go
+++ b/client.go
@@ -44,12 +44,13 @@ func client() {
 
 		p := newParser(rcFile)
 		for p.parse() {
-			if p.err != nil {
-				app.ui.message = "see the log file for errors in the configuration file"
-				log.Print(p.err)
-			}
 			p.expr.eval(app, nil)
 		}
+
+		if p.err != nil {
+			app.ui.message = p.err.Error()
+			log.Print(p.err)
+		}
 	}
 
 	app.ui.draw(app.nav)