diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Core/CoreBootManager.cs b/src/Umbraco.Core/CoreBootManager.cs
index 4ef08bd02f..e78d2adc5b 100644
--- a/src/Umbraco.Core/CoreBootManager.cs
+++ b/src/Umbraco.Core/CoreBootManager.cs
@@ -415,7 +415,7 @@ namespace Umbraco.Core
 
             if (currentTry == 5)
             {
-                throw new UmbracoStartupFailedException("Umbraco cannot start. A connection string is configured but the Umbraco cannot connect to the database.");
+                throw new UmbracoStartupFailedException("Umbraco cannot start. A connection string is configured but Umbraco cannot connect to the database.");
             }
         }