diff --git a/core/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/action/admin/indices/close/TransportCloseIndexAction.java b/core/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/action/admin/indices/close/TransportCloseIndexAction.java
index b9c244d46c8..2c25ee34f18 100644
--- a/core/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/action/admin/indices/close/TransportCloseIndexAction.java
+++ b/core/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/action/admin/indices/close/TransportCloseIndexAction.java
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ public class TransportCloseIndexAction extends TransportMasterNodeAction<CloseIn
     protected void doExecute(CloseIndexRequest request, ActionListener<CloseIndexResponse> listener) {
         destructiveOperations.failDestructive(request.indices());
         if (closeIndexEnabled == false) {
-            throw new IllegalStateException("closing indices is disabled - set [" + SETTING_CLUSTER_INDICES_CLOSE_ENABLE + ": true] to enable it. NOTE: closed indices consume a significant amount of diskspace");
+            throw new IllegalStateException("closing indices is disabled - set [" + SETTING_CLUSTER_INDICES_CLOSE_ENABLE + ": true] to enable it. NOTE: closed indices still consume a significant amount of diskspace");
         }
         super.doExecute(request, listener);
     }
diff --git a/core/src/test/java/org/elasticsearch/indices/state/CloseIndexDisableCloseAllIT.java b/core/src/test/java/org/elasticsearch/indices/state/CloseIndexDisableCloseAllIT.java
index c205eafee6e..d8b47af5329 100644
--- a/core/src/test/java/org/elasticsearch/indices/state/CloseIndexDisableCloseAllIT.java
+++ b/core/src/test/java/org/elasticsearch/indices/state/CloseIndexDisableCloseAllIT.java
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ import static org.elasticsearch.test.hamcrest.ElasticsearchAssertions.assertAcke
 import static org.hamcrest.Matchers.equalTo;
 import static org.hamcrest.Matchers.notNullValue;
 
-@ClusterScope(scope= Scope.TEST, numDataNodes =2)
+@ClusterScope(scope=Scope.TEST, numDataNodes=2)
 public class CloseIndexDisableCloseAllIT extends ESIntegTestCase {
 
     @Test
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ public class CloseIndexDisableCloseAllIT extends ESIntegTestCase {
             client.admin().indices().prepareClose("test_no_close").execute().actionGet();
             fail("exception expected");
         } catch (IllegalStateException ex) {
-            assertEquals(ex.getMessage(), "closing indices is disabled - set [cluster.indices.close.enable: true] to enable it. NOTE: closed indices consume a significant amount of diskspace");
+            assertEquals(ex.getMessage(), "closing indices is disabled - set [cluster.indices.close.enable: true] to enable it. NOTE: closed indices still consume a significant amount of diskspace");
         }
     }