diff --git a/pkg/offline/error.go b/pkg/offline/error.go
index 7cd06d6e..7313c48c 100644
--- a/pkg/offline/error.go
+++ b/pkg/offline/error.go
@@ -16,5 +16,5 @@ func (e ErrOpenDB) Error() string {
 
 // Message method to implement wakaerror.Error interface.
 func (e ErrOpenDB) Message() string {
-	return fmt.Sprintf("failed to open db connection: %s", e.Err)
+	return fmt.Sprintf("failed to open db file: %s", e.Err)
 }
diff --git a/pkg/offline/offline.go b/pkg/offline/offline.go
index eeed7ce9..d8f4a671 100644
--- a/pkg/offline/offline.go
+++ b/pkg/offline/offline.go
@@ -417,7 +417,7 @@ func openDB(filepath string) (*bolt.DB, func(), error) {
 
 	db, err := bolt.Open(filepath, 0600, &bolt.Options{Timeout: 30 * time.Second})
 	if err != nil {
-		return nil, nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to open db connection: %s", err)
+		return nil, nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to open db file: %s", err)
 	}
 
 	return db, func() {