diff --git a/packages/aws-cdk-lib/aws-dynamodb/lib/table.ts b/packages/aws-cdk-lib/aws-dynamodb/lib/table.ts
index 5d38902414514..a9127cabf957a 100644
--- a/packages/aws-cdk-lib/aws-dynamodb/lib/table.ts
+++ b/packages/aws-cdk-lib/aws-dynamodb/lib/table.ts
@@ -1630,7 +1630,7 @@ export class Table extends TableBase {
     }
 
     if (encryptionType !== TableEncryption.CUSTOMER_MANAGED && props.encryptionKey) {
-      throw new Error('`encryptionKey cannot be specified unless encryption is set to TableEncryption.CUSTOMER_MANAGED (it was set to ${encryptionType})`');
+      throw new Error(`encryptionKey cannot be specified unless encryption is set to TableEncryption.CUSTOMER_MANAGED (it was set to ${encryptionType})`);
     }
 
     if (encryptionType === TableEncryption.CUSTOMER_MANAGED && props.replicationRegions) {
diff --git a/packages/aws-cdk-lib/aws-dynamodb/test/dynamodb.test.ts b/packages/aws-cdk-lib/aws-dynamodb/test/dynamodb.test.ts
index 51ff5d58a01eb..39598ee4f588a 100644
--- a/packages/aws-cdk-lib/aws-dynamodb/test/dynamodb.test.ts
+++ b/packages/aws-cdk-lib/aws-dynamodb/test/dynamodb.test.ts
@@ -466,7 +466,7 @@ test('fails if encryption key is used with AWS managed CMK', () => {
     partitionKey: TABLE_PARTITION_KEY,
     encryption: TableEncryption.AWS_MANAGED,
     encryptionKey,
-  })).toThrow('`encryptionKey cannot be specified unless encryption is set to TableEncryption.CUSTOMER_MANAGED (it was set to ${encryptionType})`');
+  })).toThrow(`encryptionKey cannot be specified unless encryption is set to TableEncryption.CUSTOMER_MANAGED (it was set to ${TableEncryption.AWS_MANAGED})`);
 });
 
 test('fails if encryption key is used with default encryption', () => {
@@ -479,7 +479,7 @@ test('fails if encryption key is used with default encryption', () => {
     partitionKey: TABLE_PARTITION_KEY,
     encryption: TableEncryption.DEFAULT,
     encryptionKey,
-  })).toThrow('`encryptionKey cannot be specified unless encryption is set to TableEncryption.CUSTOMER_MANAGED (it was set to ${encryptionType})`');
+  })).toThrow(`encryptionKey cannot be specified unless encryption is set to TableEncryption.CUSTOMER_MANAGED (it was set to ${TableEncryption.DEFAULT})`);
 });
 
 testDeprecated('fails if encryption key is used with serverSideEncryption', () => {