diff --git a/lib/private/User/Manager.php b/lib/private/User/Manager.php
index 54f46f401c3..c872b439331 100644
--- a/lib/private/User/Manager.php
+++ b/lib/private/User/Manager.php
@@ -725,7 +725,7 @@ class Manager extends PublicEmitter implements IUserManager {
 		// User ID is too long
 		if (strlen($uid) > IUser::MAX_USERID_LENGTH) {
 		    // TRANSLATORS User ID is too long
-			throw new \InvalidArgumentException($l->t('Login is too long'));
+			throw new \InvalidArgumentException($l->t('Username is too long'));
 		}
 
 		if (!$this->verifyUid($uid, $checkDataDirectory)) {