diff --git a/src/dotnet/commands/dotnet-new/LocalizableStrings.cs b/src/dotnet/commands/dotnet-new/LocalizableStrings.cs
index 2ca298cea..8e20ab449 100644
--- a/src/dotnet/commands/dotnet-new/LocalizableStrings.cs
+++ b/src/dotnet/commands/dotnet-new/LocalizableStrings.cs
@@ -2,12 +2,10 @@ namespace Microsoft.DotNet.Tools.New
 {
     internal class LocalizableStrings
     {
-        public const string CreatingNewError = "Creating new ";
+        public const string CreatingNewError = "Creating new {0} project failed, project already exists.";
 
         public const string CreatedNew = "Created new ";
 
-        public const string CreatingNewError2 = " project failed, project already exists.";
-
         public const string DirectoryContainsError = " project failed, directory already contains ";
 
         public const string ProjectFailedError = " project failed.";
diff --git a/src/dotnet/commands/dotnet-new/Program.cs b/src/dotnet/commands/dotnet-new/Program.cs
index 4446c63ab..73315043c 100644
--- a/src/dotnet/commands/dotnet-new/Program.cs
+++ b/src/dotnet/commands/dotnet-new/Program.cs
@@ -33,7 +33,8 @@ namespace Microsoft.DotNet.Tools.New
             // Check if project.json exists in the folder
             if (File.Exists(Path.Combine(Directory.GetCurrentDirectory(), "project.json")) && !isMsBuild)
             {
-                Reporter.Error.WriteLine($"{LocalizableStrings.CreatingNewError}{languageName}{LocalizableStrings.CreatingNewError2}");
+                Reporter.Error.WriteLine(String.Format(LocalizableStrings.CreatingNewError,languageName));
+                
                 return 1;
             }