diff --git a/lib/ldp.js b/lib/ldp.js
index 0f0af5a4b..7a6a394f8 100644
--- a/lib/ldp.js
+++ b/lib/ldp.js
@@ -412,7 +412,7 @@ class LDP {
         stream
           .on('error', function (err) {
             debug.handlers(`GET -- error reading ${filename}: ${err.message}`)
-            return callback(error(err, "Can't create file " + err))
+            return callback(error(err, "Can't read file " + err))
           })
           .on('open', function () {
             debug.handlers(`GET -- Reading ${filename}`)