diff --git a/src/main/kotlin/net/sjrx/intellij/plugins/systemdunitfiles/semanticdata/optionvalues/ExecDirectoriesOptionValue.kt b/src/main/kotlin/net/sjrx/intellij/plugins/systemdunitfiles/semanticdata/optionvalues/ExecDirectoriesOptionValue.kt
index c5ee6f8e..74d6094d 100644
--- a/src/main/kotlin/net/sjrx/intellij/plugins/systemdunitfiles/semanticdata/optionvalues/ExecDirectoriesOptionValue.kt
+++ b/src/main/kotlin/net/sjrx/intellij/plugins/systemdunitfiles/semanticdata/optionvalues/ExecDirectoriesOptionValue.kt
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ class ExecDirectoriesOptionValue : OptionValueInformation {
     // loop over element in values
     for (element in values) {
       if (element.startsWith("/")) {
-        return "Invalid path: '${element}'. Takes a list of absolute paths."
+        return "Invalid path: '${element}'. Takes a list of relative paths."
       } else if (element.contains("..")) {
         return "Invalid path: '${element}'. Path cannot contain `..`."
       }
diff --git a/src/test/kotlin/net/sjrx/intellij/plugins/systemdunitfiles/inspections/InvalidValueInspectionForExecDirectoriesOptionsTest.kt b/src/test/kotlin/net/sjrx/intellij/plugins/systemdunitfiles/inspections/InvalidValueInspectionForExecDirectoriesOptionsTest.kt
index ee3feca3..316a26ba 100644
--- a/src/test/kotlin/net/sjrx/intellij/plugins/systemdunitfiles/inspections/InvalidValueInspectionForExecDirectoriesOptionsTest.kt
+++ b/src/test/kotlin/net/sjrx/intellij/plugins/systemdunitfiles/inspections/InvalidValueInspectionForExecDirectoriesOptionsTest.kt
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ class InvalidValueInspectionForExecDirectoriesOptionsTest : AbstractUnitFileTest
     // Verification
     assertSize(1, highlights)
     val info = highlights[0]
-    AbstractUnitFileTest.Companion.assertStringContains("Takes a list of absolute paths", info!!.description)
+    AbstractUnitFileTest.Companion.assertStringContains("a list of relative paths", info!!.description)
     TestCase.assertEquals("/tmp/myunit", info.text)
   }
 
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ class InvalidValueInspectionForExecDirectoriesOptionsTest : AbstractUnitFileTest
     // Verification
     assertSize(1, highlights)
     val info = highlights[0]
-    AbstractUnitFileTest.Companion.assertStringContains("Takes a list of absolute paths", info!!.description)
+    AbstractUnitFileTest.Companion.assertStringContains("Takes a list of relative paths", info!!.description)
     TestCase.assertEquals("/tmp/myunit /tmp/myunit2", info.text)
   }