diff --git a/sksurgerynditracker/nditracker.py b/sksurgerynditracker/nditracker.py
index a773829..f3655d9 100644
--- a/sksurgerynditracker/nditracker.py
+++ b/sksurgerynditracker/nditracker.py
@@ -18,15 +18,6 @@
 from sksurgerynditracker.serial_utils.com_ports import \
         fix_com_port_greater_than_9
 
-SERIAL_CONNECTION_ERRMSG = """
-Please check the following:\n
-\t1) Is an NDI device connected to your computer?\n
-\t2) Is the NDI device switched on?\n
-\t3) Do you have sufficient privilege to connect to
-the device? (e.g. on Linux are you part of the "dialout"
-group?)'
-"""
-
 @contextlib.contextmanager
 def _open_logging(verbose):
     """
@@ -55,6 +46,15 @@ def _get_serial_port_name(configuration):
     :raises: IOError if port not found or port probe fails
     """
 
+    serial_connection_errmsg = """
+    Please check the following:\n
+    \t1) Is an NDI device connected to your computer?\n
+    \t2) Is the NDI device switched on?\n
+    \t3) Do you have sufficient privilege to connect to
+    the device? (e.g. on Linux are you part of the "dialout"
+    group?)'
+    """
+
     with _open_logging(configuration.get('verbose', False)) as fileout:
         serial_port = configuration.get("serial port", None)
         ports_to_probe = configuration.get("ports to probe", 20)
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ def _get_serial_port_name(configuration):
                 # If we did not break from the for loop:
                 raise IOError('Could not find any NDI device in '
                     f'{ports_to_probe} serial port candidates checked. '
-                    + SERIAL_CONNECTION_ERRMSG)
+                    + serial_connection_errmsg)
 
         else:
             if isinstance(serial_port, int):
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ def _get_serial_port_name(configuration):
                 else:
                     raise IOError(f'Could not connect to serial port {serial_port} '
                         f'as there are only {len(serial_ports)} ports available.'
-                        + SERIAL_CONNECTION_ERRMSG)
+                        + serial_connection_errmsg)
 
             if isinstance(serial_port, str):
                 name = serial_port
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ def _get_serial_port_name(configuration):
                     
             if result != ndicapy.NDI_OKAY:
                 raise IOError(f'Could not connect to an NDI device on the chosen port, {serial_port}.'
-                    + SERIAL_CONNECTION_ERRMSG)
+                    + serial_connection_errmsg)
         return name