diff --git a/HLTrigger/Egamma/plugins/HLTScoutingEgammaProducer.cc b/HLTrigger/Egamma/plugins/HLTScoutingEgammaProducer.cc
index cf24320c19a88..1ab3dea5c24cf 100644
--- a/HLTrigger/Egamma/plugins/HLTScoutingEgammaProducer.cc
+++ b/HLTrigger/Egamma/plugins/HLTScoutingEgammaProducer.cc
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ HLTScoutingEgammaProducer::HLTScoutingEgammaProducer(const edm::ParameterSet& iC
   if (not absEtaBinUpperEdges.empty() and absEtaBinUpperEdges[absEtaBinUpperEdges.size() - 1] < egammaEtaCut) {
     throw cms::Exception("IncorrectValue")
         << "Last entry in \"absEtaBinUpperEdges\" (" << absEtaBinUpperEdges[absEtaBinUpperEdges.size() - 1]
-        << ") should have a value more than \"egammaEtaCut\" (" << egammaEtaCut << ").";
+        << ") should have a value larger than \"egammaEtaCut\" (" << egammaEtaCut << ").";
   }
 
   //register products