diff --git a/amanuensis/errors.py b/amanuensis/errors.py
index 87ee595..dd7be37 100644
--- a/amanuensis/errors.py
+++ b/amanuensis/errors.py
@@ -4,13 +4,13 @@ class AmanuensisError(Exception):
 class MissingConfigError(AmanuensisError):
 	"""A config file is missing that was expected to be present"""
 	def __init__(self, path):
-		super().__init__(self, "A config file or directory was expected to "
+		super().__init__("A config file or directory was expected to "
 			f"exist, but could not be found: {path}")
 
 class ConfigAlreadyExistsError(AmanuensisError):
 	"""Attempted to create a config, but it already exists"""
 	def __init__(self, path):
-		super().__init__(self, "Attempted to create a config, but it already "
+		super().__init__("Attempted to create a config, but it already "
 			f"exists: {path}")
 
 class MalformedConfigError(AmanuensisError):