diff --git a/Engine/ScriptAnalyzer.cs b/Engine/ScriptAnalyzer.cs
index 1946ff957..f250336b5 100644
--- a/Engine/ScriptAnalyzer.cs
+++ b/Engine/ScriptAnalyzer.cs
@@ -822,13 +822,13 @@ private void Initialize(
             // Ensure that rules were actually loaded
             if (rules == null || rules.Any() == false)
             {
+                string errorMessage = string.Format(CultureInfo.CurrentCulture, Strings.RulesNotFound);
+
                 this.outputWriter.ThrowTerminatingError(
                     new ErrorRecord(
-                        new Exception(),
-                        string.Format(
-                            CultureInfo.CurrentCulture,
-                            Strings.RulesNotFound),
-                        ErrorCategory.ResourceExists,
+                        new Exception(errorMessage),
+                        errorMessage,
+                        ErrorCategory.ObjectNotFound,
                         this));
             }