1 files changed, 1 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/lib/uri/generic.rb b/lib/uri/generic.rb
index 5e980d699e..81d46f72a5 100644
--- a/lib/uri/generic.rb
+++ b/lib/uri/generic.rb
@@ -428,7 +428,7 @@ module URI
 
       if parser.regexp[:USERINFO] !~ v
         raise InvalidComponentError,
-          "bad component(expected user component): #{v}"
+          "bad password component"
       end
 
       return true