diff --git a/src/main/java/edu/harvard/iq/dataverse/api/datadeposit/ContainerManagerImpl.java b/src/main/java/edu/harvard/iq/dataverse/api/datadeposit/ContainerManagerImpl.java
index 045ea187ad9..b0c1c502cb7 100644
--- a/src/main/java/edu/harvard/iq/dataverse/api/datadeposit/ContainerManagerImpl.java
+++ b/src/main/java/edu/harvard/iq/dataverse/api/datadeposit/ContainerManagerImpl.java
@@ -123,7 +123,7 @@ public DepositReceipt replaceMetadata(String uri, Deposit deposit, AuthCredentia
                     SwordEntry swordEntry = deposit.getSwordEntry();
                     logger.fine("deposit XML received by replaceMetadata():\n" + swordEntry);
                 } catch (ParseException ex) {
-                    throw new SwordError(UriRegistry.ERROR_BAD_REQUEST, "Can not create dataset due to malformed Atom entry: " + ex);
+                    throw new SwordError(UriRegistry.ERROR_BAD_REQUEST, "Can not replace dataset metadata due to malformed Atom entry: " + ex);
                 }
 
                 String globalId = urlManager.getTargetIdentifier();