diff --git a/src/main.rs b/src/main.rs
index 8dbae111aa..c831422877 100644
--- a/src/main.rs
+++ b/src/main.rs
@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@ fn actual_main() -> Result<(), i32> {
     let latest_registries: Vec<_> = Result::from_iter(registry_repos.iter().zip(registries.iter()).map(|(registry_repo, (registry, _))| {
         registry_repo.revparse_single("origin/HEAD")
             .map_err(|e| {
-                eprintln!("Failed to read remote HEAD branch of registry repository at {}: {}.", registry.display(), e);
+                eprintln!("Failed to read remote HEAD of registry repository at {}: {}.", registry.display(), e);
                 2
             })
     }))?;