diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 2bdced1f18..5dc1736f19 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -270,7 +270,7 @@ upgrade script.** See the next section for a Windows recipe.
 3. Select option [1] to upgrade to the latest release.
 
 4. Once the upgrade is finished you will be returned to the launcher
-menu. Select option [7] "Re-run the configure script to fix a broken
+menu. Select option [6] "Re-run the configure script to fix a broken
 install or to complete a major upgrade".
 
 This will run the configure script against the v2.3 directory and
diff --git a/invokeai/backend/install/check_root.py b/invokeai/backend/install/check_root.py
index 6ee2aa34b7..ee264016b4 100644
--- a/invokeai/backend/install/check_root.py
+++ b/invokeai/backend/install/check_root.py
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ def check_invokeai_root(config: InvokeAIAppConfig):
         print("== STARTUP ABORTED ==")
         print("** One or more necessary files is missing from your InvokeAI root directory **")
         print("** Please rerun the configuration script to fix this problem. **")
-        print("** From the launcher, selection option [7]. **")
+        print("** From the launcher, selection option [6]. **")
         print(
             '** From the command line, activate the virtual environment and run "invokeai-configure --yes --skip-sd-weights" **'
         )