diff --git a/compiler/globals.py b/compiler/globals.py
index 04442601..0d7863e0 100644
--- a/compiler/globals.py
+++ b/compiler/globals.py
@@ -567,7 +567,7 @@ def import_tech():
     # Validate tech_name param
     techname_lower = OPTS.tech_name.lower()
     if (techname_lower is None) or (techname_lower!="sky130" and techname_lower!="scn3m_subm" and techname_lower!="scn4m_subm" and techname_lower!="freepdk45") :
-        debug.error("tech_name in config file should be sky130|scn3m_subm|scn4m_subm")
+        debug.error("tech_name in config file should be sky130|scn3m_subm|scn4m_subm|freepdk45")
         quit()
         
     # Import the tech