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diff --git a/services/api/lib/whitelist_update.rb b/services/api/lib/whitelist_update.rb
index a81f9924f0..8fccd0f45c 100644
--- a/services/api/lib/whitelist_update.rb
+++ b/services/api/lib/whitelist_update.rb
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ module WhitelistUpdate
   def check_update_whitelist permitted_fields
     attribute_names.each do |field|
       if not permitted_fields.include? field.to_sym and self.send((field.to_s + "_changed?").to_sym)
-        errors.add field, "illegal update of field"
+        errors.add field, "cannot be modified in this state"
       end
     end
   end
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ module WhitelistUpdate
   def validate_state_change
     if self.state_changed?
       unless state_transitions[self.state_was].andand.include? self.state
-        errors.add :state, "invalid state change from #{self.state_was} to #{self.state}"
+        errors.add :state, "cannot change from #{self.state_was} to #{self.state}"
         return false
       end
     end