diff --git a/pySim/filesystem.py b/pySim/filesystem.py
index ad020af..4c84f66 100644
--- a/pySim/filesystem.py
+++ b/pySim/filesystem.py
@@ -143,7 +143,7 @@
         if child.name in CardFile.RESERVED_NAMES:
             raise ValueError("File name %s is a reserved name" % (child.name))
         if child.fid in CardFile.RESERVED_FIDS:
-            raise ValueError("File fid %s is a reserved name" % (child.fid))
+            raise ValueError("File fid %s is a reserved fid" % (child.fid))
         if child.fid in self.children:
             if ignore_existing:
                 return