diff --git a/lib/galaxy/jobs/__init__.py b/lib/galaxy/jobs/__init__.py
index 152c1cd97612..c70d2e689c50 100644
--- a/lib/galaxy/jobs/__init__.py
+++ b/lib/galaxy/jobs/__init__.py
@@ -143,7 +143,7 @@ def get_resource_group(self):
 
 def config_exception(e, file):
     abs_path = os.path.abspath(file)
-    message = f"Problem parsing the XML in file {abs_path}, "
+    message = f"Problem parsing file '{abs_path}', "
     message += "please correct the indicated portion of the file and restart Galaxy. "
     message += unicodify(e)
     log.exception(message)