diff --git a/packages/webui/src/cli.mjs b/packages/webui/src/cli.mjs
index 64b3e7b4..ccbe6780 100644
--- a/packages/webui/src/cli.mjs
+++ b/packages/webui/src/cli.mjs
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ try {
     const { dataRoot } = system;
     bus = busReader({ dataRoot, socket: socketPath(dataRoot), business: options.business ?? null });
     busLine = `Bus: ${options.business ?? 'the running bus host\'s business'}`;
-  } catch (err) { busLine = `Bus: not configured (${redactor({ configDir: configDir() })(err.message)})`; }
+  } catch (err) { busLine = `Bus: not configured (${err.message})`; }
   const reads = consoleReads({ root: REPO, system, configDir: configDir(), rolesDir: rolesDir(), business: options.business ?? null });
   const server = await startServer({ board: options.board, port: options.port, bus, reads });
   console.log(`Mosaic Console: http://127.0.0.1:${server.address().port}/\nBoard: ${options.board}\n${busLine}\nCtrl-C stops this server.`);