diff --git a/install.js b/install.js
index 8dffce7b..5bf3fd50 100755
--- a/install.js
+++ b/install.js
@@ -309,7 +309,7 @@ function errorSetMSVSVersion() {
 }
 
 function errorInvalidMSVSVersion() {
-    console.log('Invalid msvs_version ' + msvsVersion + '\n');
+    console.log('Invalid msvs_version ' + process.env.npm_config_msvs_version + '\n');
     console.log('Please set your Microsoft Visual Studio version before you run npm install');
     console.log('Example for Visual Studio 2015:\n');
     console.log('    For you user only:\n');
@@ -371,4 +371,4 @@ if (os.platform() !== 'win32') {
             });
         });
     }
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}