diff --git a/source/java/org/alfresco/repo/security/authentication/RepositoryAuthenticationDao.java b/source/java/org/alfresco/repo/security/authentication/RepositoryAuthenticationDao.java
index 3a12cd8c98..8d9ca82c6b 100644
--- a/source/java/org/alfresco/repo/security/authentication/RepositoryAuthenticationDao.java
+++ b/source/java/org/alfresco/repo/security/authentication/RepositoryAuthenticationDao.java
@@ -227,7 +227,7 @@ public class RepositoryAuthenticationDao implements MutableAuthenticationDao
         NodeRef userRef = getUserOrNull(userName);
         if (userRef == null)
         {
-            throw new AuthenticationException("User does not exist: " + userName);
+            throw new AuthenticationException("User name does not exist: " + userName);
         }
         Map<QName, Serializable> properties = nodeService.getProperties(userRef);
         String salt = null; // GUID.generate();
@@ -243,7 +243,7 @@ public class RepositoryAuthenticationDao implements MutableAuthenticationDao
         NodeRef userRef = getUserOrNull(userName);
         if (userRef == null)
         {
-            throw new AuthenticationException("User does not exist: " + userName);
+            throw new AuthenticationException("User name does not exist: " + userName);
         }
         nodeService.deleteNode(userRef);
     }