diff --git a/src/borg/helpers.py b/src/borg/helpers.py
index 5c9fa6447..886f5dd9f 100644
--- a/src/borg/helpers.py
+++ b/src/borg/helpers.py
@@ -1205,7 +1205,7 @@ def archivename_validator():
     def validator(text):
         text = replace_placeholders(text)
         if '/' in text or '::' in text or not text:
-            raise argparse.ArgumentTypeError('Invalid repository name: "%s"' % text)
+            raise argparse.ArgumentTypeError('Invalid archive name: "%s"' % text)
         return text
     return validator