diff --git a/src/main/java/org/caosdb/server/utils/ServerMessages.java b/src/main/java/org/caosdb/server/utils/ServerMessages.java
index 7aa5012c41c570a08d1b35eb7288ed5b43a4a652..2e1364a9f78aa5d3695e7662c640bb92ef32a997 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/caosdb/server/utils/ServerMessages.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/caosdb/server/utils/ServerMessages.java
@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@ public class ServerMessages {
       new Message(
           MessageType.Error,
           MessageCode.MESSAGE_CODE_TARGET_PATH_EXISTS,
-          "This target path already exists and is owned by another entity.");
+          "This target path does already exist.");
 
   public static final Message PROPERTY_HAS_NO_UNIT =
       new Message(