diff --git a/Sources/tart/Commands/Rename.swift b/Sources/tart/Commands/Rename.swift
index d8f9340..1f2c068 100644
--- a/Sources/tart/Commands/Rename.swift
+++ b/Sources/tart/Commands/Rename.swift
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ struct Rename: AsyncParsableCommand {
     }
 
     if localStorage.exists(newName) {
-      throw ValidationError("failed to rename VM \(name), target VM \(name) already exists, delete it first!")
+      throw ValidationError("failed to rename VM \(name), target VM \(newName) already exists, delete it first!")
     }
 
     try localStorage.rename(name, newName)