diff --git a/tds/src/main/java/thredds/server/wfs/WFSController.java b/tds/src/main/java/thredds/server/wfs/WFSController.java
index 75fe8bdcbc..6cce499a38 100644
--- a/tds/src/main/java/thredds/server/wfs/WFSController.java
+++ b/tds/src/main/java/thredds/server/wfs/WFSController.java
@@ -261,8 +261,8 @@ private WFSExceptionWriter checkParametersForError(String request, String versio
         // Last check to see if typenames is specified, must be for GetFeature, DescribeFeatureType
         if (typeName == null) {
           return new WFSExceptionWriter(
-              "WFS server error. For the specifed request, parameter typename or typenames must be specified.", request,
-              "MissingParameterValue");
+              "WFS server error. For the specifed request, parameter typename or typenames must be specified.",
+              "request", "MissingParameterValue");
         }
       }