diff --git a/lisp/oc.el b/lisp/oc.el
index 09884f53f..071a6e35e 100644
--- a/lisp/oc.el
+++ b/lisp/oc.el
@@ -1608,7 +1608,7 @@ ARG is the prefix argument received when calling interactively the function."
   (let ((name org-cite-insert-processor))
     (cond
      ((null name)
-      (user-error "No processor set to follow citations"))
+      (user-error "No processor set to insert citations"))
      ((not (org-cite--get-processor name))
       (user-error "Unknown processor %S" name))
      ((not (org-cite-processor-has-capability-p name 'insert))