diff --git a/packages/internal/src/handler/data/policy-utils.ts b/packages/internal/src/handler/data/policy-utils.ts
index 317270195..5c15df1ea 100644
--- a/packages/internal/src/handler/data/policy-utils.ts
+++ b/packages/internal/src/handler/data/policy-utils.ts
@@ -437,7 +437,7 @@ export async function checkPolicyForIds(
         const gap = ids.filter((id) => !filteredIds.includes(id));
         throw new RequestHandlerError(
             ServerErrorCode.DENIED_BY_POLICY,
-            `denied by policy before update: entities failed '${operation}' check, ${model}#[${gap.join(
+            `denied by policy: entities failed '${operation}' check, ${model}#[${gap.join(
                 ', '
             )}]`
         );