diff --git a/src/onboarding.test.ts b/src/onboarding.test.ts
index 25e6f51..ff51ca6 100644
--- a/src/onboarding.test.ts
+++ b/src/onboarding.test.ts
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ import { Wallet } from 'ethers';
 
 import { DirectSecp256k1Wallet, AccountData as CosmosAccount } from '@cosmjs/proto-signing';
 
-import { Registry, Account } from './index';
+import { Registry, Account, ONBOARDING_DISABLED_ERROR } from './index';
 import { getConfig } from './testing/helper';
 import { Participant } from './proto/cerc/onboarding/v1/onboarding';
 
@@ -80,7 +80,6 @@ const onboardingDisabledTests = () => {
   });
 
   test('Error on onboarding attempt.', async () => {
-    const errorMsg = 'Validator onboarding is disabled: invalid request';
     const mnemonic = Account.generateMnemonic();
     ethWallet = Wallet.fromMnemonic(mnemonic);
 
@@ -100,7 +99,7 @@ const onboardingDisabledTests = () => {
         kycId: DUMMY_KYC_ID
       }, privateKey, fee);
     } catch (error: any) {
-      expect(error.toString()).toContain(errorMsg);
+      expect(error.toString()).toContain(ONBOARDING_DISABLED_ERROR);
     }
   });
 
diff --git a/src/types/cerc/onboarding/message.ts b/src/types/cerc/onboarding/message.ts
index b1ab832..1056704 100644
--- a/src/types/cerc/onboarding/message.ts
+++ b/src/types/cerc/onboarding/message.ts
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ export interface MsgOnboardParticipantEncodeObject extends EncodeObject {
   readonly value: MsgOnboardParticipant;
 }
 
-export const ONBOARDING_DISABLED_ERROR = 'Validator onboarding is disabled';
+export const ONBOARDING_DISABLED_ERROR = 'Onboarding is disabled';
 
 interface ethPayload {
   address: string