diff --git a/activesupport/lib/active_support/key_generator.rb b/activesupport/lib/active_support/key_generator.rb
index 58a2289b08..51d2da3a79 100644
--- a/activesupport/lib/active_support/key_generator.rb
+++ b/activesupport/lib/active_support/key_generator.rb
@@ -57,18 +57,16 @@ module ActiveSupport
     # secret they've provided is at least 30 characters in length.
     def ensure_secret_secure(secret)
       if secret.blank?
-        raise ArgumentError, "A secret is required to generate an " +
-          "integrity hash for cookie session data. Set a " +
-          "secret_key_base of at least " +
-          "#{SECRET_MIN_LENGTH} characters " +
-          "in config/initializers/secrets.yml"
+        raise ArgumentError, "A secret is required to generate an integrity hash " \
+          "for cookie session data. Set a secret_key_base of at least " \
+          "#{SECRET_MIN_LENGTH} characters in config/secrets.yml."
       end
 
       if secret.length < SECRET_MIN_LENGTH
-        raise ArgumentError, "Secret should be something secure, " +
-          "like \"#{SecureRandom.hex(16)}\". The value you " +
-          "provided, \"#{secret}\", is shorter than the minimum length " +
-          "of #{SECRET_MIN_LENGTH} characters"
+        raise ArgumentError, "Secret should be something secure, " \
+          "like \"#{SecureRandom.hex(16)}\". The value you " \
+          "provided, \"#{secret}\", is shorter than the minimum length " \
+          "of #{SECRET_MIN_LENGTH} characters."
       end
     end
   end