diff --git a/websocket-sharp/WebSocket.cs b/websocket-sharp/WebSocket.cs
index 6c4cb513..00013349 100644
--- a/websocket-sharp/WebSocket.cs
+++ b/websocket-sharp/WebSocket.cs
@@ -880,7 +880,7 @@ namespace WebSocketSharp
           || uri.Scheme != "http"
           || uri.Segments.Length > 1
       ) {
-        message = "The syntax of a proxy url must be 'http://<host>[:<port>]'.";
+        message = "The syntax of 'url' must be 'http://<host>[:<port>]'.";
         return false;
       }