diff --git a/python/pyspark/sql/session.py b/python/pyspark/sql/session.py
index de2eb4970f73..2ba1361cca0b 100644
--- a/python/pyspark/sql/session.py
+++ b/python/pyspark/sql/session.py
@@ -458,7 +458,7 @@ def getOrCreate(self) -> "SparkSession":
                         else:
                             raise RuntimeError(
                                 "Cannot start a remote Spark session because there "
-                                "is a regular Spark Connect already running."
+                                "is a regular Spark session already running."
                             )
 
                 session = SparkSession._instantiatedSession