diff --git a/x/onboarding/keeper/query_server.go b/x/onboarding/keeper/query_server.go
index bdd5f5fc..d8ba7517 100644
--- a/x/onboarding/keeper/query_server.go
+++ b/x/onboarding/keeper/query_server.go
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ func (qs queryServer) GetParticipantByNitroAddress(
 	ctx := sdk.UnwrapSDKContext(c)
 
 	if req.NitroAddress == "" {
-		return nil, errorsmod.Wrap(sdkerrors.ErrInvalidRequest, "cosmos (laconic) address is required")
+		return nil, errorsmod.Wrap(sdkerrors.ErrInvalidRequest, "nitro address is required")
 	}
 
 	participant, err := qs.k.GetParticipantByNitroAddress(ctx, req.NitroAddress)