diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index e27df72..759a9bf 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -321,7 +321,7 @@
 endif
 
 check-that-npm-is-in-path:
-	@which npm > /dev/null || { echo "npm is not in the path. Did you remember to run 'v23 profile setup web'?"; exit 1; }
+	@which npm > /dev/null || { echo "npm is not in the path. Did you remember to run 'v23 profile install nodejs'?"; exit 1; }
 
 .PHONY: all build clean dependency-check lint test
 .PHONY: test-integration test-integration-node test-integration-browser
diff --git a/extension/Makefile b/extension/Makefile
index 61228fa..748dc06 100644
--- a/extension/Makefile
+++ b/extension/Makefile
@@ -147,7 +147,7 @@
 	@npm install --quiet
 
 check-that-npm-is-in-path:
-	@which npm > /dev/null || { echo "npm is not in the path. Did you remember to run 'v23 profile setup web'?"; exit 1; }
+	@which npm > /dev/null || { echo "npm is not in the path. Did you remember to run 'v23 profile install nodejs'?"; exit 1; }
 
 .PHONY: all build build-dev clean dependency-check gen-vdl lint