diff --git a/lib/Controller/ApiController.php b/lib/Controller/ApiController.php
index 946dc0445..cc882a0e1 100644
--- a/lib/Controller/ApiController.php
+++ b/lib/Controller/ApiController.php
@@ -675,7 +675,7 @@ public function updateQuestion(int $formId, int $questionId, array $keyValuePair
 		// Don't allow empty array
 		if (count($keyValuePairs) === 0) {
 			$this->logger->info('Empty keyValuePairs, will not update.');
-			throw new OCSBadRequestException('This form is archived and can not be modified');
+			throw new OCSBadRequestException('Empty keyValuePairs, will not update.');
 		}
 
 		//Don't allow to change id or formId