diff --git a/src/main/java/org/springframework/cloud/gateway/config/PredicateDefinition.java b/src/main/java/org/springframework/cloud/gateway/config/PredicateDefinition.java
index 9afdfe1e9..2e477aaaa 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/springframework/cloud/gateway/config/PredicateDefinition.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/springframework/cloud/gateway/config/PredicateDefinition.java
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ public class PredicateDefinition {
 	public PredicateDefinition(String text) {
 		int eqIdx = text.indexOf("=");
 		if (eqIdx <= 0) {
-			throw new ValidationException("Unable to parse Predicate text '" + text + "'" +
+			throw new ValidationException("Unable to parse PredicateDefinition text '" + text + "'" +
 					", must be of the form name=value");
 		}
 		setName(text.substring(0, eqIdx));
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/springframework/cloud/gateway/config/Route.java b/src/main/java/org/springframework/cloud/gateway/config/Route.java
index 47568b474..860f5aa9c 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/springframework/cloud/gateway/config/Route.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/springframework/cloud/gateway/config/Route.java
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ public class Route {
 	public Route(String text) {
 		int eqIdx = text.indexOf("=");
 		if (eqIdx <= 0) {
-			throw new ValidationException("Unable to parse Predicate text '" + text + "'" +
+			throw new ValidationException("Unable to parse Route text '" + text + "'" +
 					", must be of the form name=value");
 		}