diff --git a/menu_generator/utils.py b/menu_generator/utils.py
index c238b9d4276a4ffd361d131b1405ce52b5a3103a..30d0f71d6f02dae51fbddfc8ded95a5d651bf1da 100755
--- a/menu_generator/utils.py
+++ b/menu_generator/utils.py
@@ -37,8 +37,8 @@ def clean_app_config(app_path):
             return new_app
         else:  # pragma: no cover
             raise ImproperlyConfigured(
-                "The application {0} is not in the configured apps or does" +
-                "not have the pattern app.apps.AppConfig".format(app_path)
+                "The application {0} is not in the configured apps or does".format(app_path) +
+                "not have the pattern app.apps.AppConfig"
             )