diff --git a/scripts/pylib/twister/twisterlib/harness.py b/scripts/pylib/twister/twisterlib/harness.py
index 2158430dd5e..0c45e43573e 100644
--- a/scripts/pylib/twister/twisterlib/harness.py
+++ b/scripts/pylib/twister/twisterlib/harness.py
@@ -348,7 +348,7 @@ def generate_command(self):
         elif handler.type_str == 'build':
             command.append('--device-type=custom')
         else:
-            raise PytestHarnessException(f'Handling of handler {handler.type_str} not implemented yet')
+            raise PytestHarnessException(f'Support for handler {handler.type_str} not implemented yet')
 
         if handler.options.pytest_args:
             command.extend(handler.options.pytest_args)
diff --git a/scripts/tests/twister/test_harness.py b/scripts/tests/twister/test_harness.py
index f117a77e3f5..cdf82439fba 100644
--- a/scripts/tests/twister/test_harness.py
+++ b/scripts/tests/twister/test_harness.py
@@ -355,7 +355,7 @@ def test_pytest_run(caplog):
     # Arrange
     timeout = 10
     cmd=['command']
-    exp_out = 'Handling of handler handler_type not implemented yet'
+    exp_out = 'Support for handler handler_type not implemented yet'
 
     harness = Pytest()
     harness = mock.create_autospec(harness)