diff --git a/pkg/setting/setting.go b/pkg/setting/setting.go
index 3de0e4b558f..803f293a33f 100644
--- a/pkg/setting/setting.go
+++ b/pkg/setting/setting.go
@@ -386,7 +386,7 @@ func validateStaticRootPath() error {
 		return nil
 	}
 
-	return errors.New("Failed to detect generated css or javascript files in static root (%s), have you executed default grunt task?")
+	return fmt.Errorf("Failed to detect generated css or javascript files in static root (%s), have you executed default grunt task?", StaticRootPath)
 }
 
 func NewConfigContext(args *CommandLineArgs) error {