diff --git a/colout/colout.py b/colout/colout.py
index 8ac771b..79e7503 100755
--- a/colout/colout.py
+++ b/colout/colout.py
@@ -241,7 +241,7 @@ def load_lexers():
             try:
                 lexers.append(lexer[1][0])
             except IndexError:
-                logging.warning("cannot load lexer: %s" % lexer[1][0])
+                logging.warning("cannot load lexer: %s" % lexer[0])
                 pass
             else:
                 logging.debug("loaded lexer %s" % lexer[1][0])