diff --git a/jetty-websocket/websocket-server/src/main/java/org/eclipse/jetty/websocket/server/WebSocketServerFactory.java b/jetty-websocket/websocket-server/src/main/java/org/eclipse/jetty/websocket/server/WebSocketServerFactory.java
index 2a8606c8cb6..ed6498f8c5b 100644
--- a/jetty-websocket/websocket-server/src/main/java/org/eclipse/jetty/websocket/server/WebSocketServerFactory.java
+++ b/jetty-websocket/websocket-server/src/main/java/org/eclipse/jetty/websocket/server/WebSocketServerFactory.java
@@ -283,8 +283,8 @@ public class WebSocketServerFactory extends ContainerLifeCycle implements WebSoc
                 }
             }
         }
-
-        throw new InvalidWebSocketException("Unable to create Session: unrecognized endpoint type: " + websocket.getClass().getName());
+        
+        throw new InvalidWebSocketException("Unable to create Session: object unrecognized as websocket: " + websocket.getClass().getName());
     }
     
     /**