diff --git a/src/Tintin/ConfigurationLoading.hs b/src/Tintin/ConfigurationLoading.hs
--- a/src/Tintin/ConfigurationLoading.hs
+++ b/src/Tintin/ConfigurationLoading.hs
@@ -55,8 +55,7 @@
       when (isNothing projectName) (Errors.showAndDie ["Project must have a name. Please set it in package.yaml or *.cabal."])
       when (isNothing projectSynopsis) (Errors.showAndDie ["Project must have a synopsis. Please set it in package.yaml or *.cabal."])
       when (isNothing tintinColor)
-        (Errors.showAndDie ["Tintin usually generates a .tintin.yml file with a color configuration. Maybe you don't have enough permissions?\
-                           \\n\nTry creating .tintin.yml and adding color:blue to it."])
+        (Errors.showAndDie [errorMessages])
       return Project.Info
         { name = Unsafe.fromJust projectName
         , synopsis = Unsafe.fromJust projectSynopsis
@@ -68,6 +67,12 @@
         }
 
  where
+  errorMessages = unlines
+    ["Tintin usually generates a .tintin.yml file with a color configuration. Maybe you don't have enough permissions?"
+    , ""
+    , ""
+    , "Try creating .tintin.yml and adding color:blue to it."
+    ]
   isPackageYaml (Filesystem.Path p) =
     p == "package.yaml"
 
diff --git a/tintin.cabal b/tintin.cabal
--- a/tintin.cabal
+++ b/tintin.cabal
@@ -2,10 +2,10 @@
 --
 -- see: https://github.com/sol/hpack
 --
--- hash: 0946a08615a295ffb94e658eff82aa6ddcb5eda88b5525f349babfda0b6686ae
+-- hash: 5517df5b094afe47cf8393d03dedd95b52e927d22235f721ecad19a3f8f7abdd
 
 name:           tintin
-version:        1.9.1
+version:        1.9.2
 synopsis:       A softer alternative to Haddock
 description:    Please see the website <https://theam.github.io/tintin>
 category:       Documentation