diff --git a/tests/scripts/test017-syncreplication-refresh b/tests/scripts/test017-syncreplication-refresh
index 202b295434..2e788df6e1 100755
--- a/tests/scripts/test017-syncreplication-refresh
+++ b/tests/scripts/test017-syncreplication-refresh
@@ -220,7 +220,7 @@ RC=$?
 
 # expect 10 (LDAP_REFERRAL)...
 if test $RC != 10 ; then
-	echo "ldapmodify should have failed ($RC)!"
+	echo "ldapmodify should have returned referral ($RC)!"
 	test $KILLSERVERS != no && kill -HUP $KILLPIDS
 	exit $RC
 fi