diff --git a/src/t_stream.c b/src/t_stream.c
index 398f8ba0b..38ed804a7 100644
--- a/src/t_stream.c
+++ b/src/t_stream.c
@@ -2208,9 +2208,9 @@ void xreadCommand(client *c) {
             streams_arg = i+1;
             streams_count = (c->argc-streams_arg);
             if ((streams_count % 2) != 0) {
-                addReplyError(c,"Unbalanced XREAD list of streams: "
-                                "for each stream key an ID or '$' must be "
-                                "specified.");
+                addReplyErrorFormat(c,"Unbalanced '%s' list of streams: "
+                                      "for each stream key an ID or '>' must be "
+                                      "specified.", c->cmd->fullname);
                 return;
             }
             streams_count /= 2; /* We have two arguments for each stream. */