diff --git a/core/src/main/java/org/jclouds/internal/BaseView.java b/core/src/main/java/org/jclouds/internal/BaseView.java
index 1da574e21a..50c191e861 100644
--- a/core/src/main/java/org/jclouds/internal/BaseView.java
+++ b/core/src/main/java/org/jclouds/internal/BaseView.java
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ public abstract class BaseView extends ForwardingObject implements View {
    @SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
    @Override
    public <C extends Context> C unwrap(TypeToken<C> type) {
-      checkArgument(checkNotNull(type, "type").isAssignableFrom(backendType), "backend type: %s not assignable from %s", backendType, type);
+      checkArgument(checkNotNull(type, "type").isAssignableFrom(backendType), "backend type: %s not assignable to %s", backendType, type);
       return (C) backend;
    }
    
diff --git a/core/src/test/java/org/jclouds/internal/BaseViewTest.java b/core/src/test/java/org/jclouds/internal/BaseViewTest.java
index 2d82e3b380..c9471fa803 100644
--- a/core/src/test/java/org/jclouds/internal/BaseViewTest.java
+++ b/core/src/test/java/org/jclouds/internal/BaseViewTest.java
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@ public class BaseViewTest {
          wine.unwrap(typeToken(PeanutButter.class));
          fail();
       } catch (IllegalArgumentException e) {
-         assertEquals(e.getMessage(), "backend type: org.jclouds.internal.BaseViewTest$Water not assignable from org.jclouds.internal.BaseViewTest$PeanutButter");
+         assertEquals(e.getMessage(), "backend type: org.jclouds.internal.BaseViewTest$Water not assignable to org.jclouds.internal.BaseViewTest$PeanutButter");
       }
    }