diff --git a/helix-view/src/editor.rs b/helix-view/src/editor.rs
index 61d148d3..f5ed7b8f 100644
--- a/helix-view/src/editor.rs
+++ b/helix-view/src/editor.rs
@@ -611,7 +611,9 @@ impl std::str::FromStr for GutterType {
             "spacer" => Ok(Self::Spacer),
             "line-numbers" => Ok(Self::LineNumbers),
             "diff" => Ok(Self::Diff),
-            _ => anyhow::bail!("Gutter type can only be `diagnostics` or `line-numbers`."),
+            _ => anyhow::bail!(
+                "Gutter type can only be `diagnostics`, `spacer`, `line-numbers` or `diff`."
+            ),
         }
     }
 }