diff --git a/src/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Server.Testing/Deployers/ApplicationDeployer.cs b/src/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Server.Testing/Deployers/ApplicationDeployer.cs
index 5da44589d9..b6c2589da1 100644
--- a/src/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Server.Testing/Deployers/ApplicationDeployer.cs
+++ b/src/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Server.Testing/Deployers/ApplicationDeployer.cs
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ namespace Microsoft.AspNetCore.Server.Testing
 
             if (hostProcess.ExitCode != 0)
             {
-                throw new Exception(string.Format("dnu publish exited with exit code : {0}", hostProcess.ExitCode));
+                throw new Exception($"{DotnetCommandName} publish exited with exit code : {hostProcess.ExitCode}");
             }
 
             DeploymentParameters.ApplicationPath =