diff --git a/pre_commit/resources/hook-tmpl b/pre_commit/resources/hook-tmpl
index 3bfce5c7..5d95e0fc 100644
--- a/pre_commit/resources/hook-tmpl
+++ b/pre_commit/resources/hook-tmpl
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ if ((
         (ENV_PYTHON_RETV != 0) &&
         (PYTHON_RETV != 0)
 )); then
-    echo '`{hook_type}` not found.  Did you forget to activate your virtualenv?'
+    echo '`pre-commit` not found.  Did you forget to activate your virtualenv?'
     exit 1
 fi