diff --git a/crates/vm/src/vm/vm_new.rs b/crates/vm/src/vm/vm_new.rs
index 6d0e983c84..b1a21c0571 100644
--- a/crates/vm/src/vm/vm_new.rs
+++ b/crates/vm/src/vm/vm_new.rs
@@ -198,7 +198,7 @@ impl VirtualMachine {
         op: &str,
     ) -> PyBaseExceptionRef {
         self.new_type_error(format!(
-            "'{}' not supported between instances of '{}' and '{}'",
+            "unsupported operand type(s) for {}: '{}' and '{}'",
             op,
             a.class().name(),
             b.class().name()