diff --git a/lib/msf/core/web_services/servlet/host_servlet.rb b/lib/msf/core/web_services/servlet/host_servlet.rb
index cc4c8d7313..f090ac1666 100644
--- a/lib/msf/core/web_services/servlet/host_servlet.rb
+++ b/lib/msf/core/web_services/servlet/host_servlet.rb
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ module HostServlet
         data = data.first if is_single_object?(data, sanitized_params)
         set_json_data_response(response: data, includes: includes)
       rescue => e
-        print_error_and_create_response(error: e, message: 'There was an error getting hosts:', code: 500)
+        print_error_and_create_response(error: e, message: 'There was an error retrieving hosts:', code: 500)
       end
     }
   end