diff --git a/mongoose.c b/mongoose.c
index 8717b6b18c..f7e177b55f 100644
--- a/mongoose.c
+++ b/mongoose.c
@@ -10889,7 +10889,7 @@ static int mg_tls_client_recv_hello(struct mg_connection *c) {
     return 0;
   }
 fail:
-  mg_error(c, "bad client hello");
+  mg_error(c, "bad server hello");
   return -1;
 }
 
diff --git a/src/tls_builtin.c b/src/tls_builtin.c
index 6ad48a9023..992954bfa7 100644
--- a/src/tls_builtin.c
+++ b/src/tls_builtin.c
@@ -928,7 +928,7 @@ static int mg_tls_client_recv_hello(struct mg_connection *c) {
     return 0;
   }
 fail:
-  mg_error(c, "bad client hello");
+  mg_error(c, "bad server hello");
   return -1;
 }