diff --git a/biz.aQute.repository/src/aQute/bnd/repository/maven/provider/MavenBndRepository.java b/biz.aQute.repository/src/aQute/bnd/repository/maven/provider/MavenBndRepository.java
index 2ea1430d8a..3c1e0c4687 100644
--- a/biz.aQute.repository/src/aQute/bnd/repository/maven/provider/MavenBndRepository.java
+++ b/biz.aQute.repository/src/aQute/bnd/repository/maven/provider/MavenBndRepository.java
@@ -278,7 +278,7 @@ private void doExtra(PutOptions options, ReleaseDTO instructions, IPom pom, Rele
 			String clazz = extra.clazz;
 			File file = new File(path);
 			if (!file.isFile())
-				reporter.error("-release-maven.extra contains a path to a file that does not exist: %s",
+				reporter.error("-release-maven archive contains a path to a file that does not exist: %s",
 					file);
 			else {
 				try (Resource r = new FileResource(file)) {