diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index fe7ba4ac..5fdb65cf 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -5,6 +5,8 @@ The format is based on [Keep a Changelog](https://keepachangelog.com/en/1.0.0/),
 and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0.html).
 
 ## [Unreleased]
+### Fixed
+- Error messages consistently show as `🚫 ope: error`
 
 ## [1.7.0] - 2022-03-19
 ### Added
diff --git a/src/utils/error-msg.ts b/src/utils/error-msg.ts
index 0f4e0b2f..ef03e76e 100644
--- a/src/utils/error-msg.ts
+++ b/src/utils/error-msg.ts
@@ -1,11 +1,11 @@
 export default (error?: string | Error): string => {
-  let str = '🚫 unknown error';
+  let str = 'unknown error';
 
   if (error) {
     if (typeof error === 'string') {
-      str = `🚫 ${error}`;
+      str = `🚫ope: ${error}`;
     } else if (error instanceof Error) {
-      str = `🚫 ope: ${error.message}`;
+      str = `🚫ope: ${error.message}`;
     }
   }