diff --git a/src/java/azkaban/user/XmlUserManager.java b/src/java/azkaban/user/XmlUserManager.java
index 96dc429..7bcfe26 100644
--- a/src/java/azkaban/user/XmlUserManager.java
+++ b/src/java/azkaban/user/XmlUserManager.java
@@ -215,7 +215,7 @@ public class XmlUserManager implements UserManager {
Node permissionAttr = roleAttrMap.getNamedItem(ROLEPERMISSIONS_ATTR);
if (permissionAttr == null) {
throw new RuntimeException(
- "Error loading user. The password doesn't exist for "+ permissionAttr);
+ "Error loading role. The role 'permissions' attribute doesn't exist");
}
String roleName = roleNameAttr.getNodeValue();