diff --git a/dvc/config.py b/dvc/config.py
index 61ceb6756..ad2070939 100644
--- a/dvc/config.py
+++ b/dvc/config.py
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ class NoRemoteError(ConfigError):
     def __init__(self, command):
         msg = (
             "no remote specified. Setup default remote with\n"
-            "    dvc config core.remote <name>\n"
+            "    dvc remote default <name>\n"
             "or use:\n"
             "    dvc {} -r <name>\n".format(command)
         )