diff --git a/R/misc.R b/R/misc.R
index 2c6eb264d..942285b26 100644
--- a/R/misc.R
+++ b/R/misc.R
@@ -617,17 +617,13 @@ check_nominal_type <- function(x, lvl) {
     was_factor <- fac_ref_cols[!(fac_ref_cols %in% fac_act_cols)]
 
     if (length(was_factor) > 0) {
-      rlang::warn(
-        paste0(
-          " There ",
-          ifelse(length(was_factor) > 1, "were ", "was "),
-          length(was_factor),
-          ifelse(length(was_factor) > 1, " columns ", " column "),
-          "that ",
-          ifelse(length(was_factor) > 1, "were factors ", "was a factor "),
-          "when the recipe was prepped:\n ",
-          paste0("'", was_factor, "'", collapse = ", "),
-          ".\n This may cause errors when processing new data."
+      cli::cli_warn(
+        c(
+          "!" = "There {?w/was/were} {length(was_factor)} column{?s} that \\
+                {?was a factor/were factors} when the recipe was prepped: \\
+                ",
+          "*" = "{.and {.var {was_factor}}}",
+          "i" = "This may cause errors when processing new data."
         )
       )
     }
diff --git a/tests/testthat/_snaps/nomial_types.md b/tests/testthat/_snaps/nomial_types.md
index 0451a5a18..3424d386c 100644
--- a/tests/testthat/_snaps/nomial_types.md
+++ b/tests/testthat/_snaps/nomial_types.md
@@ -4,9 +4,19 @@
       check_nominal_type(te, rec$orig_lvls)
     Condition
       Warning:
-       There were 2 columns that were factors when the recipe was prepped:
-       'city', 'zip'.
-       This may cause errors when processing new data.
+      ! There were 2 columns that were factors when the recipe was prepped:
+      * `city` and `zip`
+      i This may cause errors when processing new data.
+
+# missing single factor
+
+    Code
+      check_nominal_type(te, rec$orig_lvls)
+    Condition
+      Warning:
+      ! There was 1 column that was a factor when the recipe was prepped:
+      * `city`
+      i This may cause errors when processing new data.
 
 # missing factors with skipping
 
@@ -14,7 +24,7 @@
       check_nominal_type(te, rec$orig_lvls)
     Condition
       Warning:
-       There were 2 columns that were factors when the recipe was prepped:
-       'city', 'zip'.
-       This may cause errors when processing new data.
+      ! There were 2 columns that were factors when the recipe was prepped:
+      * `city` and `zip`
+      i This may cause errors when processing new data.
 
diff --git a/tests/testthat/_snaps/stringsAsFactors.md b/tests/testthat/_snaps/stringsAsFactors.md
index 77bc3fef9..b7bea98be 100644
--- a/tests/testthat/_snaps/stringsAsFactors.md
+++ b/tests/testthat/_snaps/stringsAsFactors.md
@@ -4,9 +4,9 @@
       rec1_as_str <- bake(rec1, new_data = as_str)
     Condition
       Warning:
-       There were 2 columns that were factors when the recipe was prepped:
-       'fact', 'ord'.
-       This may cause errors when processing new data.
+      ! There were 2 columns that were factors when the recipe was prepped:
+      * `fact` and `ord`
+      i This may cause errors when processing new data.
 
 # strings_as_factors = TRUE
 
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
       rec2_as_str <- bake(rec2, new_data = as_str)
     Condition
       Warning:
-       There were 2 columns that were factors when the recipe was prepped:
-       'fact', 'ord'.
-       This may cause errors when processing new data.
+      ! There were 2 columns that were factors when the recipe was prepped:
+      * `fact` and `ord`
+      i This may cause errors when processing new data.
 
diff --git a/tests/testthat/test-nomial_types.R b/tests/testthat/test-nomial_types.R
index 43abf5c1b..70165bd50 100644
--- a/tests/testthat/test-nomial_types.R
+++ b/tests/testthat/test-nomial_types.R
@@ -140,6 +140,23 @@ test_that("missing factors", {
   expect_snapshot(check_nominal_type(te, rec$orig_lvls))
 })
 
+test_that("missing single factor", {
+  tr <-
+    Sacramento_fac %>%
+    select(city) %>%
+    slice(1:500)
+  te <-
+    Sacramento_chr %>%
+      select(city) %>%
+    slice(501:932)
+
+  rec <-
+    recipe( ~ ., data = tr) %>%
+    prep(training = tr)
+
+  expect_snapshot(check_nominal_type(te, rec$orig_lvls))
+})
+
 test_that("missing factors with skipping", {
   tr <-
     Sacramento_fac %>%