diff --git a/api/server/server.go b/api/server/server.go
index 1fa629acaa..03300aa8c8 100644
--- a/api/server/server.go
+++ b/api/server/server.go
@@ -1444,7 +1444,7 @@ func makeHttpHandler(logging bool, localMethod string, localRoute string, handle
 		}
 
 		if version.GreaterThan(api.APIVERSION) {
-			http.Error(w, fmt.Errorf("client and server don't have same version (client API version: %s, server API version: %s)", version, api.APIVERSION).Error(), http.StatusBadRequest)
+			http.Error(w, fmt.Errorf("client is newer than server (client API version: %s, server API version: %s)", version, api.APIVERSION).Error(), http.StatusBadRequest)
 			return
 		}