diff --git a/sharding/notary/notary.go b/sharding/notary/notary.go
index 1922ccadc..dd428e97a 100644
--- a/sharding/notary/notary.go
+++ b/sharding/notary/notary.go
@@ -137,7 +137,7 @@ func submitCollation(shardID int64) error {
 // into contract.
 func joinNotaryPool(c client.Client) error {
 	if !c.DepositFlagSet() {
-		return errors.New("join notary pool called when deposit flag was not set")
+		return errors.New("joinNotaryPool called when deposit flag was not set")
 	}
 
 	log.Info("Joining notary pool")