diff --git a/packages/@cdktf/commons/src/debug.ts b/packages/@cdktf/commons/src/debug.ts
index e01b8212ac..c5315f7f53 100644
--- a/packages/@cdktf/commons/src/debug.ts
+++ b/packages/@cdktf/commons/src/debug.ts
@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@ async function getPnpmNodeModuleVersion(
     !json[0]?.dependencies?.[packageName]?.version
   ) {
     logger.debug(
-      `Unable to find '${packageName}' in 'npm list ${packageName} --json': ${output}`
+      `Unable to find '${packageName}' in 'pnpm list ${packageName} --json': ${output}`
     );
     return undefined;
   }