diff --git a/src/hosted_db/sqlite.rs b/src/hosted_db/sqlite.rs
index a047832..4163321 100644
--- a/src/hosted_db/sqlite.rs
+++ b/src/hosted_db/sqlite.rs
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ pub fn query_sqlite(
             if code.code == rusqlite::ErrorCode::ReadOnly && code.extended_code == 8 =>
         {
             AybError::NoWriteAccessError {
-                message: "Attempted to write to a read-only database".to_string(),
+                message: "Attempted to write to database while in read-only mode".to_string(),
             }
         }
         _ => AybError::from(err),
diff --git a/tests/e2e_tests/permissions_tests.rs b/tests/e2e_tests/permissions_tests.rs
index c54497f..5444459 100644
--- a/tests/e2e_tests/permissions_tests.rs
+++ b/tests/e2e_tests/permissions_tests.rs
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ pub async fn test_permissions(
         "INSERT INTO test_table (fname, lname) VALUES (\"first permissions2\", \"last permissions2\");",        
         FIRST_ENTITY_DB,
         "table",
-        "Error: Attempted to write to a read-only database",
+        "Error: Attempted to write to database while in read-only mode",
     )?;
     list_databases(
         &config_path,