diff --git a/proposal/myrmidon/src/java/org/apache/myrmidon/components/configurer/DefaultConfigurer.java b/proposal/myrmidon/src/java/org/apache/myrmidon/components/configurer/DefaultConfigurer.java
index bbadf49c8..3820c09a8 100644
--- a/proposal/myrmidon/src/java/org/apache/myrmidon/components/configurer/DefaultConfigurer.java
+++ b/proposal/myrmidon/src/java/org/apache/myrmidon/components/configurer/DefaultConfigurer.java
@@ -359,7 +359,7 @@ public class DefaultConfigurer
         }
         catch( final ContextException e )
         {
-            final String message = REZ.getString( "get-ref.error", id );
+            final String message = REZ.getString( "unknown-reference.error", id );
             throw new ConfigurationException( message, e );
         }