diff --git a/abra b/abra
index 46e0be0..2365ddc 100755
--- a/abra
+++ b/abra
@@ -1342,7 +1342,7 @@ sub_app_deploy (){
     if [ -n "$abra__version_" ]; then
       VERSION="$abra__version_"
       if ! printf '%s\0' "${RECIPE_VERSIONS[@]}" | grep -Fqxz -- "$VERSION"; then
-        error "'$version' doesn't appear to be a valid version of $TYPE"
+        error "'$VERSION' doesn't appear to be a valid version of $TYPE"
       fi
       info "Chose version $VERSION"
     else