diff --git a/src/charm.py b/src/charm.py
index 3a8bcf1f..f07a3fe0 100755
--- a/src/charm.py
+++ b/src/charm.py
@@ -127,7 +127,7 @@ def _is_ingress_correctly_configured(self) -> typing.Tuple[bool, str]:
         if not self.ingress_observer.is_ingress_ready():
             return (False, "Missing ingress relation")
         if self.ingress_observer.get_path() != self.agent_discovery_ingress_observer.get_path():
-            return (False, "ingress and agent-discovery-ingress must have the same prefix")
+            return (False, "ingress and agent-discovery-ingress must have the same path")
         return (True, "")
 
     def _on_jenkins_pebble_ready(self, event: ops.PebbleReadyEvent) -> None:
diff --git a/tests/unit/test_charm.py b/tests/unit/test_charm.py
index 459913aa..51c6d2c9 100644
--- a/tests/unit/test_charm.py
+++ b/tests/unit/test_charm.py
@@ -266,7 +266,7 @@ def test__on_jenkins_pebble_ready_ingress_routing_mode_mismatch(
         ), f"unit should be in {WAITING_STATUS_NAME}"
         assert (
             jenkins_charm.unit.status.message
-            == "ingress and agent-discovery-ingress must have the same prefix"
+            == "ingress and agent-discovery-ingress must have the same path"
         )