diff --git a/orte/mca/ess/tool/ess_tool_module.c b/orte/mca/ess/tool/ess_tool_module.c
index 769e815d42..3884990e7f 100644
--- a/orte/mca/ess/tool/ess_tool_module.c
+++ b/orte/mca/ess/tool/ess_tool_module.c
@@ -99,8 +99,8 @@ static int rte_init(void)
 
 error:
     if (ORTE_ERR_SILENT != ret && !orte_report_silent_errors) {
-        orte_show_help("help-ess-tool.txt",
-                       "tool:rte_init:startup:internal-failure",
+        orte_show_help("help-orte-runtime.txt",
+                       "orte_init:startup:internal-failure",
                        true, error, ORTE_ERROR_NAME(ret), ret);
     }