diff --git a/src/OpenFOAM/primitives/strings/stringOps/stringOps.C b/src/OpenFOAM/primitives/strings/stringOps/stringOps.C
index b7e11d644f..feabf36109 100644
--- a/src/OpenFOAM/primitives/strings/stringOps/stringOps.C
+++ b/src/OpenFOAM/primitives/strings/stringOps/stringOps.C
@@ -312,7 +312,7 @@ Foam::string Foam::stringOps::getVariable
             "    const bool\n"
             ")\n",
             dict
-        )   << "Cannot find environment variable "
+        )   << "Cannot find dictionary variable "
             << name << exit(FatalIOError);
     }