diff --git a/internal/auth/authutil/user_info.go b/internal/auth/authutil/user_info.go
index 5baa7dd25..eebcc5fb2 100644
--- a/internal/auth/authutil/user_info.go
+++ b/internal/auth/authutil/user_info.go
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ func (u *UserInfo) UnmarshalJSON(b []byte) error {
 				return err
 			}
 		default:
-			return fmt.Errorf("unable to unmarshal JSON for email_verified field. Expected bool or string, got: %s", reflect.TypeOf(rawEmailVerified))
+			return fmt.Errorf("email_verified field expected to be bool or string, got: %s", reflect.TypeOf(rawEmailVerified))
 		}
 		alias.EmailVerified = &emailVerified
 	}
diff --git a/internal/auth/authutil/user_info_test.go b/internal/auth/authutil/user_info_test.go
index 0fa1d4e22..d0f79d1ec 100644
--- a/internal/auth/authutil/user_info_test.go
+++ b/internal/auth/authutil/user_info_test.go
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ func TestUserInfo(t *testing.T) {
 		},
 		{
 			name:       "Email verified field not string or bool",
-			expect:     "cannot decode response: unable to unmarshal JSON for email_verified field. Expected bool or string, got: float64",
+			expect:     "cannot decode response: email_verified field expected to be bool or string, got: float64",
 			httpStatus: http.StatusOK,
 			response:   `{ "email_verified": 0 }`,
 		},