diff --git a/lib/index.js b/lib/index.js
index 550f3ca..3b8e72d 100644
--- a/lib/index.js
+++ b/lib/index.js
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ function fromSubdomain(subdomain) {
  * @returns {asserts peer is { db: PPPPPDB, close: ClosableHook }}
  */
 function assertDBPlugin(peer) {
-  if (!peer.db) throw new Error('dict plugin requires ppppp-db plugin')
+  if (!peer.db) throw new Error('"dict" plugin requires "db" plugin')
 }
 
 /**