diff --git a/nifi-nar-bundles/nifi-provenance-repository-bundle/nifi-persistent-provenance-repository/src/main/java/org/apache/nifi/provenance/PersistentProvenanceRepository.java b/nifi-nar-bundles/nifi-provenance-repository-bundle/nifi-persistent-provenance-repository/src/main/java/org/apache/nifi/provenance/PersistentProvenanceRepository.java
index 3d24d11385..0c830a7554 100644
--- a/nifi-nar-bundles/nifi-provenance-repository-bundle/nifi-persistent-provenance-repository/src/main/java/org/apache/nifi/provenance/PersistentProvenanceRepository.java
+++ b/nifi-nar-bundles/nifi-provenance-repository-bundle/nifi-persistent-provenance-repository/src/main/java/org/apache/nifi/provenance/PersistentProvenanceRepository.java
@@ -672,7 +672,7 @@ public class PersistentProvenanceRepository implements ProvenanceEventRepository
                 final int numDirty = dirtyWriterCount.get();
                 if (numDirty >= recordWriters.length) {
                     throw new IllegalStateException("Cannot update repository because all partitions are unusable at this time. Writing to the repository would cause corruption. "
-                        + "This most often happens as a result of the repository running out of disk space or the JMV running out of memory.");
+                        + "This most often happens as a result of the repository running out of disk space or the JVM running out of memory.");
                 }
 
                 final long idx = writerIndex.getAndIncrement();