diff --git a/api/v1alpha1/serviceintentions_types.go b/api/v1alpha1/serviceintentions_types.go
index e3532a77b2..3cca51bf38 100644
--- a/api/v1alpha1/serviceintentions_types.go
+++ b/api/v1alpha1/serviceintentions_types.go
@@ -324,11 +324,11 @@ func (in *ServiceIntentions) validateNamespaces(namespacesEnabled bool) field.Er
 	path := field.NewPath("spec")
 	if !namespacesEnabled {
 		if in.Spec.Destination.Namespace != "" {
-			errs = append(errs, field.Invalid(path.Child("destination").Child("namespace"), in.Spec.Destination.Namespace, `consul namespaces must be enabled to set destination.namespace`))
+			errs = append(errs, field.Invalid(path.Child("destination").Child("namespace"), in.Spec.Destination.Namespace, `Consul Enterprise namespaces must be enabled to set destination.namespace`))
 		}
 		for i, source := range in.Spec.Sources {
 			if source.Namespace != "" {
-				errs = append(errs, field.Invalid(path.Child("sources").Index(i).Child("namespace"), source.Namespace, `consul namespaces must be enabled to set source.namespace`))
+				errs = append(errs, field.Invalid(path.Child("sources").Index(i).Child("namespace"), source.Namespace, `Consul Enterprise namespaces must be enabled to set source.namespace`))
 			}
 		}
 	}
diff --git a/api/v1alpha1/serviceintentions_webhook_test.go b/api/v1alpha1/serviceintentions_webhook_test.go
index 33b14665f2..b8ee8044c9 100644
--- a/api/v1alpha1/serviceintentions_webhook_test.go
+++ b/api/v1alpha1/serviceintentions_webhook_test.go
@@ -496,7 +496,7 @@ func TestHandle_ServiceIntentions_Patches(t *testing.T) {
 				},
 			},
 			expPatches: []jsonpatch.Operation{},
-			errMsg:     `serviceintentions.consul.hashicorp.com "foo-intention" is invalid: [spec.destination.namespace: Invalid value: "bar": consul namespaces must be enabled to set destination.namespace, spec.sources[0].namespace: Invalid value: "baz": consul namespaces must be enabled to set source.namespace]`,
+			errMsg:     `serviceintentions.consul.hashicorp.com "foo-intention" is invalid: [spec.destination.namespace: Invalid value: "bar": Consul Enterprise namespaces must be enabled to set destination.namespace, spec.sources[0].namespace: Invalid value: "baz": Consul Enterprise namespaces must be enabled to set source.namespace]`,
 		},
 		"destination.namespace empty": {
 			newResource: &ServiceIntentions{
@@ -577,7 +577,7 @@ func TestHandle_ServiceIntentions_Patches(t *testing.T) {
 				},
 			},
 			expPatches: []jsonpatch.Operation{},
-			errMsg:     `serviceintentions.consul.hashicorp.com "foo-intention" is invalid: spec.destination.namespace: Invalid value: "bar": consul namespaces must be enabled to set destination.namespace`,
+			errMsg:     `serviceintentions.consul.hashicorp.com "foo-intention" is invalid: spec.destination.namespace: Invalid value: "bar": Consul Enterprise namespaces must be enabled to set destination.namespace`,
 		},
 	}
 	for name, c := range cases {
diff --git a/api/v1alpha1/serviceresolver_types.go b/api/v1alpha1/serviceresolver_types.go
index 9d636979ee..8f9883d157 100644
--- a/api/v1alpha1/serviceresolver_types.go
+++ b/api/v1alpha1/serviceresolver_types.go
@@ -155,12 +155,12 @@ func (in *ServiceResolver) validateNamespaces(namespacesEnabled bool) field.Erro
 	if !namespacesEnabled {
 		if in.Spec.Redirect != nil {
 			if in.Spec.Redirect.Namespace != "" {
-				errs = append(errs, field.Invalid(path.Child("redirect").Child("namespace"), in.Spec.Redirect.Namespace, `consul namespaces must be enabled to set redirect.namespace`))
+				errs = append(errs, field.Invalid(path.Child("redirect").Child("namespace"), in.Spec.Redirect.Namespace, `Consul Enterprise namespaces must be enabled to set redirect.namespace`))
 			}
 		}
 		for k, v := range in.Spec.Failover {
 			if v.Namespace != "" {
-				errs = append(errs, field.Invalid(path.Child("failover").Key(k).Child("namespace"), v.Namespace, `consul namespaces must be enabled to set failover.namespace`))
+				errs = append(errs, field.Invalid(path.Child("failover").Key(k).Child("namespace"), v.Namespace, `Consul Enterprise namespaces must be enabled to set failover.namespace`))
 			}
 		}
 
diff --git a/api/v1alpha1/servicerouter_types.go b/api/v1alpha1/servicerouter_types.go
index bae63b3771..3fa5f3eb4e 100644
--- a/api/v1alpha1/servicerouter_types.go
+++ b/api/v1alpha1/servicerouter_types.go
@@ -402,7 +402,7 @@ func (in *ServiceRouter) validateNamespaces(namespacesEnabled bool) field.ErrorL
 		for i, r := range in.Spec.Routes {
 			if r.Destination != nil {
 				if r.Destination.Namespace != "" {
-					errs = append(errs, field.Invalid(path.Child("routes").Index(i).Child("destination").Child("namespace"), r.Destination.Namespace, `consul namespaces must be enabled to set destination.namespace`))
+					errs = append(errs, field.Invalid(path.Child("routes").Index(i).Child("destination").Child("namespace"), r.Destination.Namespace, `Consul Enterprise namespaces must be enabled to set destination.namespace`))
 				}
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/api/v1alpha1/servicesplitter_types.go b/api/v1alpha1/servicesplitter_types.go
index 67de911205..a8446fa38b 100644
--- a/api/v1alpha1/servicesplitter_types.go
+++ b/api/v1alpha1/servicesplitter_types.go
@@ -172,7 +172,7 @@ func (in *ServiceSplitter) validateNamespaces(namespacesEnabled bool) field.Erro
 	if !namespacesEnabled {
 		for i, s := range in.Spec.Splits {
 			if s.Namespace != "" {
-				errs = append(errs, field.Invalid(path.Child("splits").Index(i).Child("namespace"), s.Namespace, `consul namespaces must be enabled to set split.namespace`))
+				errs = append(errs, field.Invalid(path.Child("splits").Index(i).Child("namespace"), s.Namespace, `Consul Enterprise namespaces must be enabled to set split.namespace`))
 			}
 
 		}