X-Git-Url: https://git.arvados.org/arvados.git/blobdiff_plain/fdadf2969c54edc7314ca50a629f3912998087b4..9a71dd94cb72a5fd1ed74ca71b4961de4108db02:/sdk/go/arvados/duration.go

diff --git a/sdk/go/arvados/duration.go b/sdk/go/arvados/duration.go
index 2696fdb051..ee482fdf31 100644
--- a/sdk/go/arvados/duration.go
+++ b/sdk/go/arvados/duration.go
@@ -20,7 +20,9 @@ func (d *Duration) UnmarshalJSON(data []byte) error {
 	if data[0] == '"' {
 		return d.Set(string(data[1 : len(data)-1]))
 	}
-	return fmt.Errorf("duration must be given as a string like \"600s\" or \"1h30m\"")
+	// Mimic error message returned by ParseDuration for a number
+	// without units.
+	return fmt.Errorf("missing unit in duration %s", data)
 }
 
 // MarshalJSON implements json.Marshaler.