diff --git a/superset/databases/api.py b/superset/databases/api.py
index 4866cbe775fad..9aa4fd10e372b 100644
--- a/superset/databases/api.py
+++ b/superset/databases/api.py
@@ -734,7 +734,7 @@ def select_star(
             )
         except NoSuchTableError:
             self.incr_stats("error", self.select_star.__name__)
-            return self.response(404, message="Table not found on the database")
+            return self.response(404, message="Table not found in the database")
         self.incr_stats("success", self.select_star.__name__)
         return self.response(200, result=result)