diff --git a/websocket-sharp/Net/HttpListenerResponse.cs b/websocket-sharp/Net/HttpListenerResponse.cs
index c1097039..b85e4fda 100644
--- a/websocket-sharp/Net/HttpListenerResponse.cs
+++ b/websocket-sharp/Net/HttpListenerResponse.cs
@@ -176,7 +176,7 @@ namespace WebSocketSharp.Net
           throw new ObjectDisposedException (GetType ().ToString ());
 
         if (_headersSent) {
-          var msg = "The response has already been sent.";
+          var msg = "The response is already being sent.";
           throw new InvalidOperationException (msg);
         }