1 files changed, 1 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/src/libexpr/eval-cache.cc b/src/libexpr/eval-cache.cc
index aa2bb7435..fd6dd0e40 100644
--- a/src/libexpr/eval-cache.cc
+++ b/src/libexpr/eval-cache.cc
@@ -336,7 +336,7 @@ Value & AttrCursor::getValue()
     if (!_value) {
         if (parent) {
             auto & vParent = parent->first->getValue();
-            root->state.forceAttrs(vParent, noPos, "While evaluating the parent attr set");
+            root->state.forceAttrs(vParent, noPos, "while searching for an attribute");
             auto attr = vParent.attrs->get(parent->second);
             if (!attr)
                 throw Error("attribute '%s' is unexpectedly missing", getAttrPathStr());