diff --git a/administrator/components/com_jedchecker/language/en-GB/en-GB.com_jedchecker.ini b/administrator/components/com_jedchecker/language/en-GB/en-GB.com_jedchecker.ini
index 02ff444..babeeac 100644
--- a/administrator/components/com_jedchecker/language/en-GB/en-GB.com_jedchecker.ini
+++ b/administrator/components/com_jedchecker/language/en-GB/en-GB.com_jedchecker.ini
@@ -149,7 +149,7 @@ COM_JEDCHECKER_LANG_VARIABLE_REF="A variable reference found in the translation
 COM_JEDCHECKER_LANG_INCORRECT_ARGNUM="Probably you use incorrect placeholder format (e.g. '%1s' instead of '%1$s'), see <a href='https://www.php.net/manual/en/function.sprintf.php'>printf's argnum format specification</a> for details"
 COM_JEDCHECKER_LANG_SPACES_AROUND="Spaces around the translation string are detected"
 COM_JEDCHECKER_LANG_UNKNOWN_KEY_IN_CODE="Unknown language key '%s' found in the code."
-COM_JEDCHECKER_LANG_JOOMLA501_BC="The behavior of the language file parser has changed in Joomla 4.4.1/5.0.1. In this update, unlike previous Joomla versions, dollar and backslash characters no longer need to be escaped. If you intend to support older Joomla versions, it is advisable to avoid using dollar and backslash in language strings."
+COM_JEDCHECKER_LANG_JOOMLA501_BC="The behavior of the language file parser has changed in Joomla 4.4.1/5.0.1. In this update, unlike previous Joomla versions, dollar and backslash characters no longer need to be escaped. If you intend to support older Joomla versions, it is advisable to avoid using dollar and backslash characters in language strings."
 COM_JEDCHECKER_LEVEL_ERROR="ERROR"
 COM_JEDCHECKER_LEVEL_WARNING="WARNING"
 COM_JEDCHECKER_LEVEL_COMPATIBILITY="COMPATIBILITY"
diff --git a/administrator/components/com_jedchecker/libraries/rules/language.php b/administrator/components/com_jedchecker/libraries/rules/language.php
index ef54ed9..13554aa 100644
--- a/administrator/components/com_jedchecker/libraries/rules/language.php
+++ b/administrator/components/com_jedchecker/libraries/rules/language.php
@@ -241,7 +241,7 @@ class JedcheckerRulesLanguage extends JEDcheckerRule
 			if (!preg_match('/^"((?>[^"\\\\]+|\\\\.)*)"\s*(;[^"]*)?$/', $value, $matches))
 			{
 				// The value doesn't match INI format
-				$this->report->addWarning($file, Text::_('COM_JEDCHECKER_LANG_TRANSLATION_ERROR'), $startLineno, $line);
+				$this->report->addError($file, Text::_('COM_JEDCHECKER_LANG_TRANSLATION_ERROR'), $startLineno, $line);
 				continue;
 			}