diff --git a/detekt-cli/src/test/kotlin/io/gitlab/arturbosch/detekt/cli/runners/RunnerSpec.kt b/detekt-cli/src/test/kotlin/io/gitlab/arturbosch/detekt/cli/runners/RunnerSpec.kt
index 0e610121191..2bacf7242ec 100644
--- a/detekt-cli/src/test/kotlin/io/gitlab/arturbosch/detekt/cli/runners/RunnerSpec.kt
+++ b/detekt-cli/src/test/kotlin/io/gitlab/arturbosch/detekt/cli/runners/RunnerSpec.kt
@@ -271,7 +271,7 @@ class RunnerSpec {
         fun `does fail via cli flag`() {
             assertThatThrownBy { executeDetekt("--input", inputPath.toString(), "--max-issues", "0") }
                 .isExactlyInstanceOf(MaxIssuesReached::class.java)
-                .hasMessage("Lint failed with 1 weighted issues.")
+                .hasMessage("Analysis failed with 1 weighted issues.")
         }
 
         @Test
@@ -286,7 +286,7 @@ class RunnerSpec {
                     "configs/max-issues--1.yml" // allow any
                 )
             }.isExactlyInstanceOf(MaxIssuesReached::class.java)
-                .hasMessage("Lint failed with 1 weighted issues.")
+                .hasMessage("Analysis failed with 1 weighted issues.")
         }
 
         @Test
diff --git a/detekt-core/src/main/kotlin/io/gitlab/arturbosch/detekt/core/config/MaxIssueCheck.kt b/detekt-core/src/main/kotlin/io/gitlab/arturbosch/detekt/core/config/MaxIssueCheck.kt
index d0318f05ae6..7cfd55ff63c 100644
--- a/detekt-core/src/main/kotlin/io/gitlab/arturbosch/detekt/core/config/MaxIssueCheck.kt
+++ b/detekt-core/src/main/kotlin/io/gitlab/arturbosch/detekt/core/config/MaxIssueCheck.kt
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ internal class MaxIssueCheck(
 
     fun check(numberOfIssues: Int) {
         if (!meetsPolicy(numberOfIssues)) {
-            throw MaxIssuesReached("Lint failed with $numberOfIssues weighted issues.")
+            throw MaxIssuesReached("Analysis failed with $numberOfIssues weighted issues.")
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/detekt-gradle-plugin/src/functionalTest/kotlin/io/gitlab/arturbosch/detekt/JvmSpec.kt b/detekt-gradle-plugin/src/functionalTest/kotlin/io/gitlab/arturbosch/detekt/JvmSpec.kt
index d4478703d07..77a1f1a112d 100644
--- a/detekt-gradle-plugin/src/functionalTest/kotlin/io/gitlab/arturbosch/detekt/JvmSpec.kt
+++ b/detekt-gradle-plugin/src/functionalTest/kotlin/io/gitlab/arturbosch/detekt/JvmSpec.kt
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ class JvmSpec {
             .withArguments("detektMain")
             .buildAndFail()
 
-        assertThat(result.output).contains("Lint failed with 2 weighted issues.")
+        assertThat(result.output).contains("Analysis failed with 2 weighted issues.")
         assertThat(result.output).contains("ExitOutsideMain - [kotlinExit]")
         assertThat(result.output).contains("ExitOutsideMain - [javaExit]")
     }
diff --git a/detekt-gradle-plugin/src/main/kotlin/io/gitlab/arturbosch/detekt/invoke/DetektInvoker.kt b/detekt-gradle-plugin/src/main/kotlin/io/gitlab/arturbosch/detekt/invoke/DetektInvoker.kt
index e7fbe774942..bf2ddeb0b70 100644
--- a/detekt-gradle-plugin/src/main/kotlin/io/gitlab/arturbosch/detekt/invoke/DetektInvoker.kt
+++ b/detekt-gradle-plugin/src/main/kotlin/io/gitlab/arturbosch/detekt/invoke/DetektInvoker.kt
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ internal class DefaultCliInvoker(
         }
     }
 
-    private fun isBuildFailure(msg: String) = "Lint failed with" in msg && "issues" in msg
+    private fun isBuildFailure(msg: String) = "Analysis failed with" in msg && "issues" in msg
 }
 
 private class DryRunInvoker(private val logger: Logger) : DetektInvoker {