diff --git a/admin/index.php b/admin/index.php
index 3c11774e9a6..cdb028bc09e 100644
--- a/admin/index.php
+++ b/admin/index.php
@@ -339,9 +339,8 @@
 
     $context = get_context_instance(CONTEXT_SYSTEM, SITEID);
 
-    if (!has_capability('moodle/site:config', $context)) {
-        print_error("permissionconfig", '', "$CFG->wwwroot/login/index.php");
-    }
+    require_capability('moodle/site:config', $context);
+
 
 /// Check if we are returning from moodle.org registration and if so, we mark that fact to remove reminders
 
diff --git a/lang/en_utf8/error.php b/lang/en_utf8/error.php
index 358c569ce01..2031b6c9a66 100644
--- a/lang/en_utf8/error.php
+++ b/lang/en_utf8/error.php
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@ $string['mustbeteacher'] = 'You must be a teacher to look at this page';
 $string['noinstances'] = 'There are no instances of $a in this course! ';
 $string['nonmeaningfulcontent'] = 'Non meaningful content';
 $string['noparticipatorycms'] =  'Sorry, but you have no participatory course modules to report on.';
+$string['nopermissions'] =  'Sorry, but you do not currently have permissions to do that ($a)';
 $string['notavailable'] = 'That is not currently available';
 $string['onlyeditown'] = 'You can only edit your own information';
 $string['onlyeditingteachers'] = 'Only editing teachers can do that.';