diff --git a/wacz/validate.py b/wacz/validate.py
index ca01a55..344d43e 100644
--- a/wacz/validate.py
+++ b/wacz/validate.py
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ def check_required_contents(self):
             return 1
         if glob.glob(os.path.join(self.dir.name, "pages/pages.jsonl")) == False:
             print(
-                "An index file is missing from your indexes folder you must have an index.cdx.gz, index,cdx or index.idx in your index folder"
+                "A pages file is missing from your pages folder; you must have a pages.jsonl in your pages folder"
             )
             return 1