diff --git a/hbase-server/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/rsgroup/RSGroupInfoManagerImpl.java b/hbase-server/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/rsgroup/RSGroupInfoManagerImpl.java
index 9850917e795..3ef9365456f 100644
--- a/hbase-server/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/rsgroup/RSGroupInfoManagerImpl.java
+++ b/hbase-server/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/rsgroup/RSGroupInfoManagerImpl.java
@@ -1233,9 +1233,9 @@ final class RSGroupInfoManagerImpl implements RSGroupInfoManager {
       Address firstServer = servers.iterator().next();
       RSGroupInfo srcGrp = getRSGroupOfServer(firstServer);
       if (srcGrp == null) {
-        // Be careful. This exception message is tested for in TestRSGroupsBase...
-        throw new ConstraintException("Source RSGroup for server " + firstServer
-            + " does not exist.");
+        // Be careful. This exception message is tested for in TestRSGroupAdmin2...
+        throw new ConstraintException("Server " + firstServer
+          + " is either offline or it does not exist.");
       }
 
       // Only move online servers (when moving from 'default') or servers from other
diff --git a/hbase-server/src/test/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/rsgroup/TestRSGroupsAdmin2.java b/hbase-server/src/test/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/rsgroup/TestRSGroupsAdmin2.java
index 983414236c3..f31e80fa7ee 100644
--- a/hbase-server/src/test/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/rsgroup/TestRSGroupsAdmin2.java
+++ b/hbase-server/src/test/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/rsgroup/TestRSGroupsAdmin2.java
@@ -189,7 +189,7 @@ public class TestRSGroupsAdmin2 extends TestRSGroupsBase {
       ADMIN.moveServersToRSGroup(Sets.newHashSet(Address.fromString("foo:9999")), "foo");
       fail("Bogus servers shouldn't have been successfully moved.");
     } catch (IOException ex) {
-      String exp = "Source RSGroup for server foo:9999 does not exist.";
+      String exp = "Server foo:9999 is either offline or it does not exist.";
       String msg = "Expected '" + exp + "' in exception message: ";
       assertTrue(msg + " " + ex.getMessage(), ex.getMessage().contains(exp));
     }
@@ -337,7 +337,7 @@ public class TestRSGroupsAdmin2 extends TestRSGroupsBase {
       ADMIN.setRSGroup(Sets.newHashSet(tableName), newGroup.getName());
       fail("Bogus servers shouldn't have been successfully moved.");
     } catch (IOException ex) {
-      String exp = "Source RSGroup for server foo:9999 does not exist.";
+      String exp = "Server foo:9999 is either offline or it does not exist.";
       String msg = "Expected '" + exp + "' in exception message: ";
       assertTrue(msg + " " + ex.getMessage(), ex.getMessage().contains(exp));
     }