diff --git a/src/main/java/com/google/cloud/spanner/pgadapter/metadata/OptionsMetadata.java b/src/main/java/com/google/cloud/spanner/pgadapter/metadata/OptionsMetadata.java
index 36109ce96..b9cc3f30f 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/google/cloud/spanner/pgadapter/metadata/OptionsMetadata.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/google/cloud/spanner/pgadapter/metadata/OptionsMetadata.java
@@ -827,7 +827,8 @@ public DatabaseName getDatabaseName(String database) {
         throw SpannerExceptionFactory.newSpannerException(
             ErrorCode.FAILED_PRECONDITION,
             "The database name does not include an instance ID, and there is no default instance ID in the command line arguments of PGAdapter. "
-                + "Either start PGAdapter with the -i <instance-id> command line argument, or specify the database as a fully qualified database name in the format 'projects/my-project/instances/my-instance/database/my-database'.");
+                + "Either start PGAdapter with the -i <instance-id> command line argument, or specify the database as a fully qualified database "
+                + "name in the format 'projects/my-project/instances/my-instance/databases/my-database'.");
       }
       databaseName =
           DatabaseName.newBuilder()