diff --git a/include/caosdb/exceptions.h b/include/caosdb/exceptions.h
index e10b3db97ff7a427f9e1e00398f43b8bdb94517d..415d0722580e1199f014358f524caf75f9d68b32 100644
--- a/include/caosdb/exceptions.h
+++ b/include/caosdb/exceptions.h
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ public:
 };
 
 /**
- * @brief The connection isn't known to the ConnectionManager under this name.
+ * @brief Exception for errors during the configuration of the connection.
  */
 class ConnectionConfigurationError : public Exception {
 public: