diff --git a/ssl-cert-check b/ssl-cert-check
index 8de04c8..108a398 100755
--- a/ssl-cert-check
+++ b/ssl-cert-check
@@ -706,8 +706,7 @@ check_file_status() {
 
     ### Check to make sure the certificate file exists
     if [ ! -r "${CERTFILE}" ] || [ ! -s "${CERTFILE}" ]; then
-        echo "ERROR: The file named ${CERTFILE} is unreadable or doesn't exist"
-        echo "ERROR: Please check to make sure the certificate for ${HOST}:${PORT} is valid"
+	prints ${2} ${3} "${CERTFILE} is unreadable or doesn't exist" "Unknown"
         set_returncode 3
         return
     fi