diff --git a/packages/orchestration/src/exos/stakingAccountKit.js b/packages/orchestration/src/exos/stakingAccountKit.js
index ed8fc03c8433..27337086ac0f 100644
--- a/packages/orchestration/src/exos/stakingAccountKit.js
+++ b/packages/orchestration/src/exos/stakingAccountKit.js
@@ -136,7 +136,7 @@ export const prepareStakingAccountKit = (baggage, makeRecorderKit, zcf) => {
           const { balance } = QueryBalanceResponse.decode(
             decodeBase64(result.key),
           );
-          if (!balance) throw Fail`Error parsing result ${result}`;
+          if (!balance) throw Fail`Result lacked balance key: ${result}`;
           // TODO, return Amount? cast amount to bigint? #9211
           return balance;
         },