diff --git a/src/dns/manual.js b/src/dns/manual.js
index 32b67ffd4..60f17f65a 100644
--- a/src/dns/manual.js
+++ b/src/dns/manual.js
@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@ function verifyDnsConfig(dnsConfig, domain, ip, callback) {
             });
         }, function (success) {
             if (stashedError) return callback(stashedError);
-            if (!success) return callback(new SubdomainError(SubdomainError.BAD_FIELD, 'Unable to resolve this domain'));
+            if (!success) return callback(new SubdomainError(SubdomainError.BAD_FIELD, 'This domain does not resolve to the servers IP'));
 
             callback(null, { provider: dnsConfig.provider, wildcard: !!dnsConfig.wildcard });
         });