diff --git a/agent/agent.go b/agent/agent.go
index a813afe4d..8fc32dce2 100644
--- a/agent/agent.go
+++ b/agent/agent.go
@@ -1629,7 +1629,7 @@ func (a *Agent) AddCheck(check *structs.HealthCheck, chkType *structs.CheckType,
 		}
 
 		if chkType.IsScript() && !a.config.EnableScriptChecks {
-			return fmt.Errorf("Check types that exec scripts are disabled on this agent")
+			return fmt.Errorf("Scripts are disabled on this agent; to enable, configure 'enable_script_checks' to true")
 		}
 	}
 
diff --git a/agent/agent_test.go b/agent/agent_test.go
index c19ab9832..d366d5b7e 100644
--- a/agent/agent_test.go
+++ b/agent/agent_test.go
@@ -822,7 +822,7 @@ func TestAgent_AddCheck_ExecDisable(t *testing.T) {
 		Interval: 15 * time.Second,
 	}
 	err := a.AddCheck(health, chk, false, "")
-	if err == nil || !strings.Contains(err.Error(), "exec scripts are disabled on this agent") {
+	if err == nil || !strings.Contains(err.Error(), "Scripts are disabled on this agent") {
 		t.Fatalf("err: %v", err)
 	}