diff --git a/packages/cli/src/utils/get-config.ts b/packages/cli/src/utils/get-config.ts
index b6376d70294..14fa6e1221e 100644
--- a/packages/cli/src/utils/get-config.ts
+++ b/packages/cli/src/utils/get-config.ts
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ export async function resolveConfigPaths(cwd: string, config: RawConfig) {
 
   if (tsConfig.resultType === "failed") {
     throw new Error(
-      `Failed to load tsconfig.json. ${tsConfig.message ?? ""}`.trim()
+      `Failed to load ${config.tsx ? "tsconfig" : "jsconfig"}.json. ${tsConfig.message ?? ""}`.trim()
     )
   }