diff --git a/index.php b/index.php
index d30cb05b6..4bbd902f3 100644
--- a/index.php
+++ b/index.php
@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@ function checkphpversion()
     if (version_compare(PHP_VERSION, '5.1.0') < 0)
     {
         header('Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8');
-        echo 'Your server supports PHP '.PHP_VERSION.'. Shaarli requires at least php 5.1.0, and thus cannot run. Sorry.';
+        echo 'Your PHP version is obsolete! Shaarli requires at least php 5.1.0, and thus cannot run. Sorry. Your PHP version has known security vulnerabilities and should be updated as soon as possible.';
         exit;
     }
 }