diff --git a/src/main/java/com/ibm/disni/RdmaEndpoint.java b/src/main/java/com/ibm/disni/RdmaEndpoint.java
index 9a4114b0..4c2e61d9 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/ibm/disni/RdmaEndpoint.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/ibm/disni/RdmaEndpoint.java
@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@ public synchronized void connect(SocketAddress dst, int timeout) throws Exceptio
 			wait();
 		}	
 		if (connState != CONN_STATE_RESOURCES_ALLOCATED){
-			throw new IOException("resolve route failed");
+			throw new IOException("resources allocation failed");
 		}	
 		
 		RdmaConnParam connParam = getConnParam();
@@ -178,7 +178,7 @@ synchronized void accept() throws Exception {
 			wait();
 		}	
 		if (connState != CONN_STATE_RESOURCES_ALLOCATED){
-			throw new IOException("resolve route failed");
+			throw new IOException("resources allocation failed");
 		}		
 		
 		RdmaConnParam connParam = getConnParam();