diff --git a/src/NewCommand.php b/src/NewCommand.php
index 7f429756..b74d0f8f 100644
--- a/src/NewCommand.php
+++ b/src/NewCommand.php
@@ -152,10 +152,10 @@ protected function extract($zipFile, $directory)
     {
         $archive = new ZipArchive;
 
-        $res = $archive->open($zipFile, ZipArchive::CHECKCONS);
+        $response = $archive->open($zipFile, ZipArchive::CHECKCONS);
 
-        if ($res === ZipArchive::ER_NOZIP) {
-            throw new RuntimeException('The zip file could not download. Check that you are able to access http://cabinet.laravel.com/latest.zip');
+        if ($response === ZipArchive::ER_NOZIP) {
+            throw new RuntimeException('The zip file could not download. Verify that you are able to access: http://cabinet.laravel.com/latest.zip');
         }
 
         $archive->extractTo($directory);