diff --git a/artemis-jms-client/src/main/java/org/apache/activemq/artemis/jms/client/ActiveMQMessageProducer.java b/artemis-jms-client/src/main/java/org/apache/activemq/artemis/jms/client/ActiveMQMessageProducer.java
index e44cd8a886..74dd39acc0 100644
--- a/artemis-jms-client/src/main/java/org/apache/activemq/artemis/jms/client/ActiveMQMessageProducer.java
+++ b/artemis-jms-client/src/main/java/org/apache/activemq/artemis/jms/client/ActiveMQMessageProducer.java
@@ -336,7 +336,7 @@ public class ActiveMQMessageProducer implements MessageProducer, QueueSender, To
     */
    private void checkDefaultDestination() {
       if (defaultDestination == null) {
-         throw new UnsupportedOperationException("Cannot specify destination if producer has a default destination");
+         throw new UnsupportedOperationException("Producer does not have a default destination");
       }
    }