diff --git a/src/bee-remove.sh.in b/src/bee-remove.sh.in
index 0ad19dd..cbc0744 100644
--- a/src/bee-remove.sh.in
+++ b/src/bee-remove.sh.in
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ do_remove() {
 
     FILES=$(${BEE_LIBEXECDIR}/bee/bee.d/bee-dep remove --print ${pkg##*/})
     if [ $? -ne 0 ] ; then
-        echo "removal of ${pkg} failed"
+        echo "removal of ${pkg##*/} failed"
         exit 1
     fi