diff --git a/bin/doctor b/bin/doctor
index d1fbfdad9..0df003d61 100755
--- a/bin/doctor
+++ b/bin/doctor
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env bash
 ":"; command -v emacs >/dev/null || { >&2 echo "Emacs isn't installed"; exit 1; }
-":"; [[ $(emacs --version | head -n1) == *\ 2[0-2].[0-1].[0-9] ]] && echo 'Emacs version is too old, check your PATH' || exec emacs --no-site-file --batch -l "$0" # -*-emacs-lisp-*-
+":"; [[ $(emacs --version | head -n1) == *\ 2[0-2].[0-1].[0-9] ]] && { echo "You're running $(emacs --version | head -n1)"; echo "That version is too old to run the doctor. Check your PATH"; echo; exit 2; } || exec emacs --no-site-file --batch -l "$0" # -*-emacs-lisp-*-
 
 ;; Uses a couple simple heuristics to locate issues with your environment that
 ;; could interfere with running or setting up DOOM Emacs.