diff --git a/src/main/java/io/cryostat/net/PermissionDeniedException.java b/src/main/java/io/cryostat/net/PermissionDeniedException.java
index e5dd8b5a5c..d6020f6ecb 100644
--- a/src/main/java/io/cryostat/net/PermissionDeniedException.java
+++ b/src/main/java/io/cryostat/net/PermissionDeniedException.java
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ public PermissionDeniedException(
             String namespace, String resource, String verb, String reason) {
         super(
                 String.format(
-                        "Requesting client in namespace \"%s\" cannot %s %s: %s",
+                        "Requested client in namespace \"%s\" cannot %s %s: %s",
                         namespace, verb, resource, reason));
         this.namespace = namespace;
         this.resource = resource;